Big Book Quote for 1/18/2013 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

newby1961 · 01-18-2013, 12:18 AM

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"'There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which
is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in
everlasting ignorance, that principle is contempt prior to
investigation.'"

~ Alcoholics Anonymous 1st Edition - 4th Edition, Appendice II, Spiritual
Experience, pg. 568~
c Alcoholics Anonymous World Services INC.

Fernaceman · 01-18-2013, 04:46 AM

That was me. I believed the program could and would work for other people, but really didn't think it would work for me. I would attend meetings, using it mainly for a social club to "fix me." I still felt like an outsider for a long time. I saw other people working steps, getting sober, and remaining sober. I wasn't working a program, and I didn't stay sober. I felt like the newcomer in the revolving door. I felt like I would always be a permanent newcomer. I am glad that I decided to give it a try. It works.

EternalQ · 01-18-2013, 05:02 AM

Oh this one is REALLY good!! So true!!

paul99 · 01-18-2013, 05:22 AM

Possibly my favorite line in the book (sorry Bill W.). I can go on at length about how I fit that then, and how I am able to still do it now, if I closed to the sunlight of the Spirit. Open-mindedness and open heart are two things I pray for every morning and evening, and the more of those I have, the less contempt prior to investigation I have. As soon as I start to become unteachable, then all bets are off. This idea cuts across all layers of my life and the more I am free of it, the freer I become.

HappyDestiny3 · 01-18-2013, 05:37 AM

Just what I need today..

bbthumper · 01-18-2013, 06:06 AM

I dont know what you guys are talking about. Ive never been guilty of this in my life!

tomsteve · 01-18-2013, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbthumper

I dont know what you guys are talking about. Ive never been guilty of this in my life!

me either..yet today. but ive only been up for an hour.

01-18-2013, 12:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
newby1961 Trudging that road. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seattle Wa Posts: 6,809 Blog Entries: 1	Big Book Quote for 1/18/2013 **~~~~^ BigBookQuote^~~~~** "'There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance, that principle is contempt prior to investigation.'" ~ Alcoholics Anonymous 1st Edition - 4th Edition, Appendice II, Spiritual Experience, pg. 568~ c Alcoholics Anonymous World Services INC.

01-18-2013, 05:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
EternalQ A Member of the Living Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 7,511	Oh this one is REALLY good!! So true!! __________________ "There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.".~Louis L'Amour "Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect."~Alan Cohen Sanity restored on 2/09/12

01-18-2013, 05:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
HappyDestiny3 Aka.. Indamiricale. :) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Dr.Bob's Neighbor Posts: 1,706	Just what I need today.. __________________ I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that: I am responsible. BB Quotes 1st Edition.

01-18-2013, 06:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
bbthumper Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,138	I dont know what you guys are talking about. Ive never been guilty of this in my life! __________________ *~BBThumper* ~All Big Book Quotes from the 1st edition A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. C. S. Lewis

01-18-2013, 04:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fernaceman Trudger of Happy Destiny Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 1,819	That was me. I believed the program could and would work for other people, but really didn't think it would work for me. I would attend meetings, using it mainly for a social club to "fix me." I still felt like an outsider for a long time. I saw other people working steps, getting sober, and remaining sober. I wasn't working a program, and I didn't stay sober. I felt like the newcomer in the revolving door. I felt like I would always be a permanent newcomer. I am glad that I decided to give it a try. It works.

01-18-2013, 05:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
paul99 Fellow Traveler and Seeker Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,746	Possibly my favorite line in the book (sorry Bill W.). I can go on at length about how I fit that then, and how I am able to still do it now, if I closed to the sunlight of the Spirit. Open-mindedness and open heart are two things I pray for every morning and evening, and the more of those I have, the less contempt prior to investigation I have. As soon as I start to become unteachable, then all bets are off. This idea cuts across all layers of my life and the more I am free of it, the freer I become.

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