Law of Attraction

After having read both the original The Secret and the new edition The Secret to Teen Power, I came to the conclusion that the difference is only that the new edition is written in a more casual tone towards young people. Even though the ideas are basically the same, it wasn't a waste of time reading the new one for me because it was helpful to understand the stuff in English too :P

A key concept in the book is the "law of attraction." Basically, the secret is that what our minds are set to will create this attraction to our surroundings, meaning that if we fill ourselves with positive thoughts, good things will more likely to happen. Whereas thinking negatively will often make things worse and make ourselves unhappy. The idea may sound a little abstract, but I think it has some good points. For example, when we are unhappy, it is usually because of the bad things that happened. But if we look at the situation in a different perspective and think more positively and focus on the good part, we can at least improve our mood if not changing the situation itself.

One thing the book stresses is that if we want something, we have to believe and think positively so we can send out this signal to the surroundings to attract what we want. In a way, I think it is very similar to a Bible verse from Mark 11:24 - "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." If we set our minds to something and believe that we can get it, eventually it will come to you. So I guess this idea of attracting what you want with your thought isn't really some abstract nonsense at all. Positive thoughts bring positive feelings, and negative thoughts bring negative feelings - it's as simple as that.

After reading the books I got the feeling that some people might think that the ideas are kind of bizarre. It's true that it might seem a little to good to be true when it says that we can get what we want simply by believing and thinking positively about it, but I think what the book really wants to teach us is that we need to always keep a positive attitude. By being positive, even if we don't get what we want, at least we can feel good.

If anyone is going to read either of these two books, I would suggest the original one, The Secret, over the newer teen version as the content sounds a little more.. mature? But of course the new one has its good part too. It's more colloquial and easier for teenagers to understand the concept and how it can be applied to their lives. So... if you like reading a book written in a chillaxed tone, go for The Secret to Teen Power. If you like reading a book with a more.. properly written style, go for the original one.

I only shared one key concept I think is important from the book. It's probably the best to really go through the whole book on your own to see more. It is worth reading.