TOLERANCE MAKES US MORE USEFUL TO OTHERS -
"Most of us sense that real tolerance of other people's shortcomings and viewpoints and a respect for their opinions are attitudes which make us more useful to others.." (The Big Book, pp.19-20)
CUZ WE DON'T HEAL ALONE -
"Our self-obsession blinded us to this, making us feel unique. Suddenly we understand that other people, too, have painful problems and that ours are no more significant than anyone else. Healing can take place when we see a glimpse of ourselves in the eyes of another." (It Works, How & Why, p. 39)
"No man is an
Island, entire of
itself; every man is
a piece of the Con-
tinent, a part of
the main;"
- John Donne (1572 - 1631) English poet
ο»Ώ*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself, like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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