Remember the movie The Wedding Planner with Jennifer Lopez in 2001? Ever since she was a little kid, JLo's character in the movie Mary Fiore would marry off her Barbie and Ken. I don't know if this is true of all little girls, but I always dreamt of a big white wedding with all the trims.
Growing up I even saved a couple, and I promise only a couple, of pictures of what I would love for my wedding. When I was in college I discovered MAGAZINES! I had subscriptions to practically all of them ranging from InStyle, to Vogue, to Harper's Bazaar, and many more. I love fashion and anything that has to do with it. One day I was at the grocery store, and while checking out I got introduced to InStyle Wedding. OH! How I loved those issues. Checking out bouquets, dresses, hairstyles, rings, it was like having a piece of chocolate after a day of fasting.
Fast forward to when I moved back home after graduation. Over here (in Kuwait) we have our own superstitions/beliefs including the normal ones such as if you walk under a ladder or a black cat crosses your path you'll get bad luck. Once I started working, some of my acquaintances mentioned in passing that in order for me to get married I shouldn't keep my nephew's car seat in my car, not wear any rings that resembled an engagement ring, or buy any wedding magazine! I was also told to stop thinking about marriage, because if I don't, it will never come true.
For over 6 years I have stuck by these rules, well the last three rules anyway, safety first and all. One day my sister hands me The Secret, eventhough My Mom was begging me to watch it for months, and asks me to watch it, and once I did, it made all that was said to me in the past seem like old wives tails. The Secret tells you, as my beautiful cousin reminded me a couple of days ago, that in order for you to get what you want you have to believe in it, live it, and imagine it to be true i.e. imagine that ring on your finger, see your wedding, see your honeymoon, or your new home with the husband and children.
Now I ask you, which one is the right way to go? The Kuwaiti Myths or The Secret? I for one have already tried The Secret and so many wonderful changes have happened. I have yet to meet Mr. Right, but I know he's out there somewhere. Positive thinking leads to positive results, and whatever God has planned I know it is always for the best.
2 comments:
I know the reply might be a bit (just a bit) overdue :P
i also watched the secret.. part of it anyway..
the main claim in the movie is that if you want something real bad the universe will deliver it for you..
now think of this.. if you want a particular thing really bad it'll be embedded in your concious and unconcious parts of your brain/thoughts thus you will behave and do things accordingly to this thing.. which might be the reason why it happens to you.
moreover, the way they discussed the notion of the super universal power at the beginning of the movie is exactly what we call Allah, so they are right in that Allah (i.e the universal power) will deliver if u wanted a particular thing bad enough.. and you worked for it.
add the 2 together and you'll get what muslims believe in.. that if you want something really bad, it'll be imprinted in your mind, reflected in your actions so you'll be working for it to happen and praying god at the same time.. again, whether conciously or unconsiously!
I totally agree. Praying to God is the way to get what you want.
Just to clarify, you're telling me that the Kuwaiti Myth, is just that, a myth?
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