TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

It sounds too good to be true! And then it turns out to be just that. Sure it is. Fairy tales date back over thousands of years. Wouldn't you want to have magical powers? Aren't you dreaming of the unthinkable? Some people hope like hell, that you'll take the bait. But falling for something, that sounds too good to be true, is the oldest trick in the book. How easy it often is, to fool people!

Scapegoating is an established trick to divert attention away from a serious discussion of what sounds too good to be true. It's so simple, yet stupid. A civilized exchange of ideas requires much effort to accomplish. It's not easy to do. So you should try it anyway and keep calm. Just take a deep breath every time. You'll have to do your best to slow things down. A falling-out may have all kinds of unintended consequences. Not worth it! Or does it have anything to do with being brainwashed? Get out of there then!

Just suppose you got really lucky. Could you handle it? Why do some people appear luckier than the rest? Lucky and unlucky events are part of life. They just are. Bad luck events happen all the time. You just don't know when. Prepare for them! Similarly, in the case of good-luck events, rise to the occasion! Your moment has come. This time your dreams are coming true. You always believed they would, right?

RICK SCHMULL