They Realized They Only Knew A Little

And they put it into print, in black and white on page 164 of the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous.

I thank God for the old-timers He brought into my life who taught me clearly and distinctly what recovery was about. Through Him they saved my life.

“God will constantly disclose more to you and to us.”

I find it both interesting and arrogant that there are those who insist upon being different because they are “recovered.” Not only are they different, they are better than you and I. They have the Big Book down cold and whatever you don’t have that they have means you somehow don’t belong.

Well, I can’t say what I’d like to say. Suffice it to say that I would not offer to wish these folks Happy Birthday. They are divisive separatists. They set themselves apart from you and I despite what the founders told us. By doing so, they have walked in a direction different from the God I understand. That God is inclusive and wants us all to live and be happy.

There are simply no different types of alcoholics, recovering or recovered. We are all equal in this fight against death.