.. <br /> <br /> <br />Bill Wilson, AA co-founder <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.steppingstones.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.steppingstones.org</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />"Selfish?" <br /> <br />"I can see why you are disturbed to hear some A.A. speakers say, `A.A. is a selfish program.' The word `selfish' ordinarily implies that one is acquisitive, demanding, and thoughtless of the welfare of others. <br /> <br />Of course, the A.A. way of life does not at all imply such undesirable traits. <br /> <br />"What do these speakers mean? <br /> <br />Well, any theologian will tell you that the salvation of his own soul is the highest vocation that a man can have. <br /> <br />Without salvation -- however we may define this -- he will have little or nothing. <br /> <br />For us if A.A., there is even more urgency. <br /> <br />"If we cannot or will not achieve sobriety, then we become truly lost, right in the here and now. <br /> <br />We are of no value to anyone, <br /> <br />including ourselves, until we find salvation from alcohol. <br /> <br />Therefore, our own recovery and spiritual growth have to come first-- a right and necessary kind of self-concern." <br /> <br /> <br />LETTER, 1966 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />..<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QHbXKTHcfA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QHbXKTHcfA</a>