Why do we always assume that they have to be mutually exculsive?
I just ran across a comment exhange in a blog article titled “Do You Ask For Things Then Tell The Universe ‘No, Thanks!’?” on breathingprosperity.com (found via Change Your Thoughts). The article (and the comments that follow) focus on the law of attraction aspects of the story of the New York cabdriver who returned some diamonds that were left in his cab.
What I got from the article is that the blogger is of the opinion that the cab driver was giving away prosperity offered by the universe by returning the diamonds.
“Whoa…” I thought to myself. “There’s something wrong with that…”
I never want my own prosperity to be dependant upon anyone losing anything. I’m still working my way through “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude” again, and one of the stories in it is of a person who bought some wood from a woodcutter. He found a large stash of cash in the wood, and called the woodcutter to ask where he had originally gotten the cords from, so that he could return the money to it’s rightful owner. Not yet knowing about the money, the woodcutter rudely refused to divulge his source, so there was no way of locating the rightful owner.
Contrast this with “I know who this belongs to, but finders keepers!”
I think I’ll stick with, as Wallace Wattles in “The Science of Getting Rich”, giving more in use value than I take in cash value.
We are not theives, people. We are Creators.
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WHO said they have to be mutually exclusive?
Mom
Quite a few people, unfortunately. I don’t think they do, though.
Hello,
As the person who wrote that blog post I feel that alot of people are misunderstanding my words and assuming I’m saying this guy should steal the money- My blog was about acceptance and being open to recieve. This guy created this situation- He is a creator, just as how the lady created the situation- Even though he works 12 hours a day- He still would not accept the reward given to him, Alot of people ask for money from the Universe yet hold beliefs preventing them from accepting it once it arrives and so the post and comments that follow were to get people to open up to money. I am a little disappointed that so many people have looked at it as if I’m saying someone should steal
Ophelia
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