THE END TO THE "VALE OF TEARS" -
"We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it is clear that we made our own misery. God [our H.P.]* didn't do it. Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery ... ." (How Al-Anon Works & Why, p. 113)
EVEN IN THE FACE OF RED HOT HATE -
"Everyone deserves love - even those who treat us badly. Holding on to blame and resentment hurts us far more than it hurts anyone else." "Adopting this attitude may be the most generous gift we can give - to ourselves." (The Big Book, p. 133)
"When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love."
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) pre-eminent Civil Rights leader
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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