This is a very valid point, Alex, and perhaps even more so for an European like myself. To take an example; I just read the book The Science of Getting Rich on a recommendation from a fellow member in here. It was a good read - and some of it was quite provocative. Take this statement; "It is the desire of God that you should get rich. He wants you to get rich because he can express himself better through you if you have plenty of things to use in giving him expression". (p 16.)
It really stirred up some resistance and I reflected on that. Envy has been mentioned as one source of dislike toward the wealthy but social conditioning is another. I grew up and live in Denmark which is one of the premier welfare states in the world. And much suffering has been eliminated because of this system. But it is also founded on the paradigm of equality and people who actually make it here, financially, are in subtle ways...suspicious.
Now surely, it can't be God's/the welfare states' meaning with me that I should become MORE than my fellow man? Then LOA will definitely NOT work!
Last edited by Mr. Punch; 01-19-2007 at 04:11 PM.
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