Four people on a catamaran discuss Wallace D. Wattles' The Science of Getting Rich, focusing on the idea that thoughts shape material reality through a universal "thinking stuff." They argue gratitude sustains faith needed to attract wealth, and that resenting power structures actually blocks your own prosperity.
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Are you in the deal room?
I love that we get the aspect from every area of the catamaran. Can I start by sharing with people about what I had, the epiphany I had yesterday that I shared with you about The Science of Getting Rich?
Yeah. What? Yeah, yeah. I thought you were going to—
Okay, so the homework you all had was to go read The Science of Getting Rich, and I'm pretty sure it's at the end.
We can get what we want to have, become what we want to be as a first step toward getting rich. You must believe the 3 fundamental statements given previously in this chapter. And in order to emphasize them, I repeat them here. There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which in its original state permeates and penetrates and fills the interspaces of the universe. A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imaged by the thought. Man can form things in his thought, and by impressing his thought upon formless substance can cause the thing he thinks about to be created. You must lay aside all other— The Science of Getting Rich, Chapter 7.
Trying to get to where it is.
Fall into energy. Your opportunity would be great. Okay, listen to this. Every outgoing wave of grateful Thanksgiving increases faith. He who has no feeling of gratitude cannot long retain a living faith, and without a living faith you cannot get rich by the creative method, as we shall see in the following chapters. It is necessary then to cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. Do not waste time thinking or talking about the shortcomings or wrong actions plutocrats or trust magnates. Their organization of the world has made your opportunity. All you get really comes to you because of them. Do not rage against corrupt politicians. If it were not for politicians, we should fall into anarchy. Your opportunity would be greatly lessened.
Okay, so if it weren't for politicians, we would fall into anarchy. So good. Such a great line.
Hold on, let me finish this. This is really important.
To bring us up to where we are in industry and government, he's going right on with his work. There is not the least doubt that he will do away with plutocrats, trust magnates, captains of industry, and politicians. As soon as they can be spared. But in the meantime, behold, they are all very good. Remember that they are all helping to arrange the lines of transmission along which your riches will come to you, and be grateful to them all. This will bring you into harmonious relations with the good in everything, and the good in everything will move toward you.
