THE LAW OF GULLIBILITY

By working in a book store, I am fortunate to know what some of the new fads are before most people. Several months ago, the buzz started about a book called The Secret. The demand quickly grew and we couldn't keep the book in the store. I'll be honest, I didn't really have more than a casual interest in what this was all about. I see so many 'self-help' book fads come and go that I can't keep up with them. Soon, the furvor spread to requests for the dvd. We learned that the dvd was only available for purchase at the official website.

After the 'author' was featured on Ellen, the demand grew even more. When it was announced that she would be on Oprah, we were told that we would start getting the dvd. Now, I have "The Secret" dvds comin' out of...well I don't think I have to elaborate. And people are buying them up like candy (at 35 bucks a pop.) Everyone who buys them asks me if I've watched it yet. No, I say, I can't afford it. But I have to admit I was curious. Well, thank you Newsweek Magazine! I didn't have to waste a penny to find out. And I highly recommend that anyone interested should read the article as well. It is very one-sided (and not on Ms. Byrne's side), but it is very enlightening.

So, here's my question: when will our country learn that there is no such thing as a quick fix to all our problems?

Oh, and if you want the soundtrack to the dvd, I have that too.