The Law of Attraction

Having positive cognitive attitude
Can stem from, some say, real gratitude.
When you visualize need,
Don't materialize greed,
Else the Law of Attraction burns latitude.

The Law of Attraction is that by training our minds to think positively about our desires we can make them manifest, that mind controls the material reality we experience.Having, or offering latitude, means giving a degree of freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations. For example the scientific method has requirements for rigor in empirical and verifiable evidence. Similarly ethics, such as mercy, compassion and selfless love of ones neighbor, imply we should shun systems of belief that promote excessive material greed that focus on the individual.

The proposed Law of Attraction in the recent movie and book The Secret is neither a secret, nor has it passed scientific analysis as a law of nature, and has an ethical basis that for some gives cause to pause. Nevertheless, being positive and affirmitive in life is generally a good thing, and many people believe in the power of prayer, meditation and synchronicity. At some level, the Law of Attraction may indeed work. Some interpretations of the quantum theory of physics do give some credit to the association of matter and mind, but these are not mainstream models and they remain at the fringe of science.