With all the hype these days around The Secret and The Laws Of Attraction and the Laws Of Reciprocity and so on, is there also a Law To Getting Rich? Why do some people, unwittingly hit the riches and others don't seem to be able to do anything right? Everybody is talking about The Secret, but does the universe have anything to do with riches?

The answer, it seems, is a resounding yes, of course it does. I recently came across this passage, taken from a very old book on the subject. The book, I think was titled The Science Of Getting Rich and I believe it was written by Wallace Wattles. It is old English and quite heavy reading, but certainly proves, that even back then, there was a definite law of science, pertaining to riches. The passage goes like this.
 
There is definitely a science to getting rich, and it is an exact science, like algebra, or arithmetic. There are certain laws, that govern the process of acquiring riches, and once these laws are learned and obeyed, by anyone, that person will get rich, with mathematical certainty. The ownership of money and property, comes as a result of doing things in a certain way, and those who do things, in this certain way, whether on purpose, or accidentally, get rich, while those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work, or how able they are,  remain poor.

It is natural laws, that like causes, always produce like effects, and, therefore, any man, or woman who learns to do things, in this certain way, will infallibly get rich. That the above statement is true, is shown by the following facts:

Getting rich is not a matter of environment, for if it were, all the people in certain neighborhoods would become wealthy. The people of one city would all be rich, while those of other towns would all be poor, or all the inhabitants of one state, would roll in wealth, while those of an adjoining state, would be in poverty. But everywhere we see rich and poor living side-by-side, in the same environment, and often engaged in the same vocations.

When two people are in the same locality and in the same business, and one gets rich, while the other remains poor, it shows that getting rich is not primarily, a matter of environment. Some environments may be more favorable, than others, but when two people, in the same business, are in the same neighborhood and one gets rich, while the other fails, it indicates that getting rich is the result of doing things, in a certain way. And further, the ability to do things in this certain way, is not due solely, to the possession of talent, for many people who have great talent, remain poor, while others who have very little talent, get rich.

Studying the people who have become rich, we find that they are an average lot, in all respects, having no greater talents, or abilities, than other people have. It is evident that they do not get rich because they possess talents and abilities, that others do not have, but because they happen to do things in a certain way. Getting rich is not the result of saving, or of thrift. Many very penurious people are poor, while free spenders often get rich. Nor is getting rich, due to doing things, which others fail to do, for two people, in the same business, often do almost exactly the same things, and one gets rich, while the other remains poor, or even becomes bankrupt.

From all these things, we must come to the conclusion, that getting rich, is the result of doing things in a certain way. If getting rich, is the result of doing things in a certain way, and if like causes always produce like effects, then any man, or woman, who can do things in that way, can become rich, and the whole matter is brought within the domain of exact science. The question arises here, as to whether this certain way, may not be so difficult, that only a few may follow it.

As we have seen, this cannot be true (as far as natural ability is concerned). Talented people get rich, and blockheads get rich, intellectually brilliant people get rich, and very stupid people get rich, physically strong people get rich, and weak and sickly people get rich. Some degree of ability to think and understand, is, of course, essential, but insofar as natural ability is concerned, any man or woman, who has sense enough to read and understand these words, can certainly get rich. Also, we have seen, that it is not a matter of environment. Yes, location counts for something. One would not go to the heart of the Sahara and expect to do successful business.

Getting rich involves the necessity of dealing with people and of being where there are people, to deal with, and if these people are inclined to deal, in the way you want to deal, so much the better. But that is about as far, as environment goes. If anybody else in your town can get rich, so can you, and if anybody else in your state can get rich, so can you. Again, it is not a matter of choosing some particular business, or profession. People get rich, in every business and in every profession, while their next-door neighbours, in the very same vocation, remain in poverty.

It is true that you will do best in a business you like and which is congenial to you. And if you have certain talents that are well developed, you will do best in a business that calls for the exercise of those talents. Also, you will do best in a business which is suited to your locality: An ice cream parlor would do better in a warm climate than in Greenland, and a salmon fishery will succeed better in the northwest than in Florida, where there are no salmon.

But, aside from these general limitations, getting rich is not dependent upon your engaging in some particular business, but upon your learning to do things in a certain way. If you are now in business and anybody else in your locality is getting rich in the same business, while you are not getting rich, it is simply because you are not doing things in the same way that the other person is doing them.

No one is prevented from getting rich by lack of capital. True, as you get capital the increase becomes more easy and rapid, but one who has capital is already rich and does not need to consider how to become so. No matter how poor you may be, if you begin to do things in the certain way you will begin to get rich and you will begin to have capital. The getting of capital is a part of the process of getting rich and it is a part of the result that invariably follows the doing of things in the certain way. You may be the poorest person on the continent and be deeply in debt.

You may not have friends, influences, or resources, but if you begin to do things, in this way, you must infallibly begin to get rich, for like causes must produce like effects. If you have no capital, you can get capital. If you are in the wrong business, you can get into the right business. If you are in the wrong location, you can go to the right location. And you can do so, by beginning in your present business and in your present location, to do things in the certain way, that always causes success. You must begin to live in harmony with the laws governing the universe."

So, that pretty much sums it up. It proves that there is a distinct science to getting rich and it proves that even back in those days, they were aware of these laws. The fact that we have only recently heard about The Secret and all the benefits it can bring us, does not mean that this is something new. Quite the contrary in fact, it is ancient news, only recently widely publicised. So, maybe we need to change our ways and start applying these natural laws, so that we too, might be rich.

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