Two and a Half Men & the Law Of Attraction
The universe is a wonderful place. It offers up examples of LOA, or anything you want to experience, all around you, and at unpredictable – and sometimes inopportune – moments.
My wife and I are big fans of the TV sitcom, Two and a Half Men. For those of you under the rock, Charlie Sheen plays Charlie Harper, a professional jingle writer. A heavy drinker and dedicated ladies man, Charlie lives the quintessential bachelor life in his Malibu beach house. Until his chiropractor brother, Alan, played by John Cryer, gets divorced and has to move out of his own house and into Charlie’s. In extreme contrast to cool, calm and collected Charlie, Alan is uptight, nervous and high-strung.
Whether they do it intentionally or not, the writers of this show provided a wonderful demonstration of the Law Of Attraction in an episode where Charlie hits a dry spell in terms of jingle work. The episode opens with Alan sitting at the kitchen table, going over the household bills. When Charlie enters, Alan informs him that they are in financial trouble. Charlie’s response? ”Something will turn up.”
That answer, of course, does nothing to placate Alan’s fears, so he begins to look for ways to bring more money into the household. Eventually, he stumbles upon an opportunity to participate in a drug trial. It pays well, but the potential side effects include hives, loss of hair, narcolepsy and more.
Meanwhile, Charlie is unconcerned about finances, and buys a diamond bracelet for the woman he is currently wooing – which makes Alan crazy, and that much more frazzled about the situation.
At various times throughout the episode, Alan brings up the issue of their finances, and Charlie’s response is always, “Something will turn up.”
Charlie goes to dinner at his girlfriend’s house, where he meets her young son. Charlie wants to get romantic with the woman, but her son won’t cooperate by eating dinner & going to bed. While Mom is in the kitchen, Charlie – not much of a fan of kids, but really still very much a child – manages to make a connection with the boy with his music, and gets him to eat.
Fast forward to the final scene of the show. Charlie and Alan are relaxing on the deck, sipping beers. Alan’s face – he obviously didn’t get chosen to be in the placebo group – is covered with blisters and he keeps randomly pulling clumps of hair out of his head.
The phone rings, and Alan answers. It’s for Charlie, and Alan hands the receiver to him, explaining that it’s Charlie’s girlfriend’s ex-husband. Charlie tries not to take the phone, not wanting to talk to the guy because he thinks the guy is mad at him, but eventually is forced to speak.
We learn that the caller is an executive for a children’s show, and, having heard about Charlie’s success with his son, is offering him a job writing children’s songs for the show. Charlie tries to turn him down – as Alan goes nuts – saying that he’s really not interested. Until, “It pays how much? OK. I’ll take it.”
The whole show is a lesson in the Law Of Attraction, as well as the Art Of Allowing. Alan stresses himself out over the situation, focusing on the lack, pushes hard to do something about it, and ends up worse off than when he started. Charlie simply assumes that the universe will take care of him, and allows it to do the work.
So, which character do you associate with more, Charlie or Alan? Are you pulling out clumps of your own hair? Or are you sipping beer on the deck, singing “Something will turn up.”?