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Proverbs 4:16-17: “For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble. They eat the food of wickedness and drink the wine of violence!”

“We reap what we sow,” said St. Paul (see Galatians 2:7). But Jesus told a parable of an enemy coming at night and sowing the honest farmer’s field with weed seeds. See Matthew 13:25-29. So it’s true that we attract what we plant—unless others interfere. Then we have problems to deal with in the harvest.

Hundreds of millions of people suffered severely and tens of thousands died horrible deaths during the awful wars of the last century. Why? Our proverb above points out why. Not because of good people’s wrong thoughts—but because of evil people deeds. The Law of Destruction interferes with the so-called Law of Attraction.

As I consider the meaning of Memorial Day, I’m led to the thought that all wars, and many competitive sporting events (types of war) give clear evidence that the Law of Attraction, particularly as propounded in THE SECRET, is a lie. In wars and competitive sports we generally have two opposing sides, both considering theirs to be right and that they will win.

Even in the last few days before his suicide, Hitler still envisioned victory! And when he didn’t achieve it, he blamed the German people for their weakness and Germany’s loss.

We have the NBA finals going on now. With thousands of others, I cheered for the Blazers. A lot of energy flowed to “The Universe” for their victory. Blazer players had confidence that they would win. What happened? Did the Houston Rockets’ fans and players have MORE confidence, send more energy to wherever? Or did they just play a little better with more experienced and talented players? Or did the referees favor the Rockets? [This last explanation isn't supposed to count in the Law of Attraction, according to THE SECRET, because no outside forces can affect the outcome of the energy you send out into the Universe ."]

In THE SECRET, there’s enough truth to trick even discerning readers to believe the whole package. If there’s enough honey on the stale donut, the first few bites might taste good. But when you start to masticate and notice the inner taste, you realize that it’s stale and unappetizing. And the best part of that kind of donut is the hole!

The best part of THE SECRET is what’s been left out—realistic truth.

For your comments on this series, thanks again. You’ve helped me sharpen my thinking.
My blogs from now on will be thoughts more on practical daily life, so I might not refer to the Law of Attraction much anymore. The more I read and re-read THE SECRET, the more upset I became with its errors. It was developing negative energy within me, and I don’t need that!

“I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision.” – Carl Sandburg (1878 – 1967).

Ecclesiastes 3:8: “A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.”

Solomon here makes an observation, not a prescription. Of all the times in Israel’s history, his reign was the most peaceful.

My first memory of war was when I was three or four years old. My dad came home from town with a newspaper in his overcoat pocket. He showed it to us, and it had headlines and photos of the war in Europe. Dad also listened to a battery-operated radio to get news about the war, the bombings in Britain, the losses and advances in Europe.

Outside, we played war. We repeated, “Hitler can’t take Canada, Hitler can’t take France, If Hitler comes to Canada, We’ll kick him in the pants!”

In our rare trips to Winnipeg, we sometimes ate at the New Moon Café. A man came around the tables selling cards, much like baseball cards, with ghastly pictures of soldiers killing soldiers with bayonets, depicting the Germans as being without mercy.

Robert E. Lee in 1862, at the Battle of Fredericksburg, said: “It is well that war is so terrible—otherwise we would grow too fond of it.” Often, during this Memorial Day weekend, those removed from war by a generation of two, celebrate the holiday with fondness and forget the purpose. Shopping and eating replace stopping and thanking.

During this weekend, we need to remember the fallen from all nations, the people who died and those wounded because of wars. We need to remember so that we will seek peace above all else.

The two world wars were appalling in just the deaths alone. WORLD WAR I – over 16,500,000 killed. United States lost 113,465 people in battle; Canada lost 66,944.

WORLD WAR II – over 73,700,000 killed, 3.71% of the population of the countries involved. Of that, the Third Reich countries of Austria, Germany and ethnic Germans in other countries lost 7,338,500 people – 8.7% of their population. Japan lost 2,700,000 or 3.78% of their population.

United States lost 418,500 people—0.32% of its population—and Canada lost 45,300—0.40% of its population. A very small percentage when compared with some other nations. Yet, a dear loss to families and friends. I remember the tears shed by families when news of their loss came to them.

So we remember. We thank. We sing our national anthems. But let’s sing in a way that does not make us feel superior to other nations, but one with them in the sorrow of our common losses.

“There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory; but, boys, it is all hell.” — General William Tecumseh Sherman to the graduating class of Michigan Military Academy, April 11, 1880.