19 Comments so far

1. Gehad on March 16, 2008 10:19 am

   Well , I when you give something you when you most confidant that it’s sincere and honest , you will get the same in return , but in your friend’s example he’s being a bet materialistic I think !

   But , if you say that ; give love (( truly and sincerely)) , you will get love in return , however , your intention might trick you in that case you will get something else.

   And I just want to comment on the below quoting him:
   “I give support, end up being used”.

   If he thinks and believes deep inside him that the out comes of giving support is being used !!! well , I think that’s what he will get . cause I think that the law of attraction is about believing deeply in the out comes of what to attract and also the intention plays a very important role in determining the out comes.
   Finally , I think that the problem lays in your friend judgment .

   Gehad .S. Hamed

2. Attraction Guy on March 16, 2008 12:28 pm

   I don’t agree to what he said.

   What he is saying is quite unrelated. He is trying to say trading and not ‘giving and receiving’. Both are different things.

   1. Money can’t buy money. It’s true because that’s trading. But if you give money by investing or spending money to create better service for others, you’ll get more money in return.

   2. About this
   “Want money, give time
   Want love, give money
   Want money, give love”

   That’s why people won’t be rich because trading time for money. Give money for more love and give love for money, I think it don’t make any sense at all. If he can proof that buy waving money and ask woman to love him from heart, I might consider what he say is true.

   3. Putting in labor didn’t get him more money but more labor to put in because he will get used to such way of making money and might continue using labor. So, he get to put in more labor when he put in labor.

   4. About
   “I give support, end up being used.
   I give respect, end up being humiliated.”

   These will happen because when you give and not trade, return is always uncertain. When you trade, there’s an agreement to get something in return. But when you support or respect, there’s no agreement that they got to accept and like you.

   Being a giver and contributor is not easy, but it’s something fulfilling to do. It makes a difference to others and ourselves!

3. raymond on March 16, 2008 4:31 pm

   Hi Gehad,

   Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your comment. Law of Attraction works.

   I’ll share my opinion in the coming post.

4. raymond on March 16, 2008 4:35 pm

   HI Attraction Guy,

   Thanks for sharing your perspective here. How true is that.

   It obeys the Law of Cause and Effect.

5. Martin Welch on March 17, 2008 3:21 am

   I agree with some of his examples but I disagree with this, “Want love, give money”. Money can’t buy love! Thanks for sharing about this topic.

6. raymond on March 17, 2008 10:20 am

   Hi Martin,

   Thanks for sharing that. Love is earned not bought.

7. Dining Room Tables on March 17, 2008 3:14 pm

   The original saying was “Opposites attract” based on the principle of the magnet where, only the opposites will attract the same poles will not.
   Both statements can be right depending on the context. One has to be open minded about it that is all.

8. raymond on March 17, 2008 3:24 pm

   Hi Dining Room Tables,

   Yeah, the key is depending on the concept.

   I have posted my explanation today.

9. Anna on March 18, 2008 3:12 am

   I disagree.

   Can money buy money? I think so.

   Why do people invest in businesses? It’s to make money. They put in money to start with to make even more money.

   Just a thought.

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11. raymond on March 18, 2008 5:42 am

    Hi Anna,

    That’s very nice but some business do not require money to get started.

    It started with only an idea instead.

    Beggars do not need money to make money.

    What do you think?

12. --Deb on March 19, 2008 10:02 pm

    If you’re talking about trade, well, true. Money doesn’t buy money–except at a bank. But as I understand it, the Law of Attraction isn’t about trading one thing for another, it’s for causing things to come your way. If you’re focusing on spending money, you’re not open to love. If you’re focusing on love, you’re not thinking about making money, and so on. I think that part of what makes the Law of Attraction work is that, by focusing on something you want, you’re opening yourself up to the possibility of it–and to the likelihoo of knowing it when you see it. It’s not about going to the grocery store and exchanging money for milk. It’s about spotting the privately-owned dairy that makes its own cheese that you’ve driven past hundreds of times but see NOW because you’re finally thinking about MILK.

13. raymond on March 20, 2008 1:52 am

    Good point, Deb.

    The Law of Attraction is not about trading.

    Wait a minute …

    How about trading our thoughts, emotion and believe for the result of the manifestation?

    

14. David Rogers on March 23, 2008 6:16 pm

    Raymond
    When I first heard of the law of attraction about a year ago, I thought it total nonsense. I am a great believer in positive thinking, but refused to grasp the idea of any “external” influence - that our thoughts can affect others. I gave up with “the Secret” in laughter after about 30 minutes.
    The change for me has come from a book that suggests and gives sounder evidence that we can influence externally through our thinking. I can go that far and in many ways its little different to how I saw “positive thinking” before. But, unfortunately in my opinion, the LoA has attracted and its share of wacky proponents.
    This post isn’t by me but its Arthur talking through me…..

15. raymond on March 24, 2008 12:18 am

    HI David,

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts and beliefs.

    As for myself, the LOA has amazed me time and time again and sometimes, I just can’t believe how powerful it is.

16. Brian on March 30, 2008 4:57 am

    Yes, your friend is just quoting the memes of society

17. raymond on March 30, 2008 2:50 pm

    

    Perhaps, Brian.

    Who knows.

18. tosin on June 16, 2008 3:02 pm

    i dont quite agree with what your friend said.i think its all a matter of personal conception drawn from believes and expectations.

19. raymond on June 16, 2008 4:01 pm

    Hi Tosin,

    Thank you for your comment.

    I shared my point of view here:

    http://attractingyourgoals.com/do-like-really-attracts-like/