A DRUNK FELL IN A HOLE AND COULDN'T GET OUT
A businessman went by. The drunk called out for help. The businessman
threw him some money and told him, "Get yourself a ladder." But the drunk
could not find a ladder in this hole he was in.
A doctor walked by. The drunk said, "Help, I can't get out." The
doctor gave him drugs and said, "Take this, it will relieve the pain," The
drunk said thanks, but when the pills ran out, he was still in the hole.
A renowned psychiatrist rode by and heard the drunk's cries for help,
He stooped and said, "How did you get there? Were you born there? Were you
put there by your parents? Tell me about yourself, it will alleviate your
sense of loneliness." So the drunk talked with him for an hour, then the
psychiatrist had to leave, but he said he'd be back next week. The drunk
thanked him, but he was still in his hole.
A priest came by. The drunk called for help. The priest gave him a
Bible and said I'll say a prayer for you. He got down on his knees and
prayed for the drunk, then left. The drunk was very grateful, he read the
Bible, but he was still stuck in that hole.
A recovering alcoholic happened to be passing by. The drunk cried out,
"Hey, help me, I'm stuck in this hole." Right away, the recovering
alcoholic jumped in the hole with him. The drunk said, "What are you doing?
Now we're both stuck here." But the recovering alcoholic said, "It's okay,
I've been here before and I will show you the way out."
Took me a while to find this, one guy in our group usually recounts this story when we speak at a detox.
This story makes so much sense to me. AA works for me because we've been there.
Ted