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Originally Posted by Angela  So I spend some money for what you spend your time and effort on. Why would that be a problem? Each to his own. |
It might not be a problem, but here's why it could be one. Doing this work the "hard" way has its downsides. Its, well, hard and takes time. Is often frustrating and difficult to follow through on, particularly for the less strong-willed among us. However one terribly strong up-side it does have going for it, is that the mind registers the effort that has been expended and this conscious recognition of ones ability to transcend difficulty translates into self-esteem, self-confidence and self-respect.
In addition, one learns discipline in terms of consciously managing our bodily desires.
Finally, one of the most important benefits of all, is that these advantages are long term. They are enduring. The mind has evidence of its ability to achieve difficult things.
Which brings me to - what I consider to be the major down-side of a product like paths. If it does work, it actually cheats you by taking away some of the work, some of the lessons you would otherwise gain from if you had to achieve the same results the "hard" way.
I'm not suggesting that paths is a magic pill that effortlessly does everything for you. But I will be VERY interested to see how you maintain your current gains once you are no longer using the product. A year, 2 years, 10 years from now. I would also be interested to see to what extent the product causes dependency on itself and other similar products in an effort to avoid having to confront "hard" work.
Do you not think that at some point you will have to confront the problem of why you were not sleeping well? Why you were not able to grow your muscles just as well off the program? Do you honestly believe that Paths has assisted you in permanently avoiding having to deal with these issues? Is it not more likely that a combination of high doses of spirulina and whatever these "presentations" (or placebo) are have merely postponed the inevitable?