Dr Bob said a few words on the absolutes
In 1948, Dr. Bob recalled the Absolutes as "the only yardsticks" A.A. had in the early days, before the official Twelve Steps. He said he still felt they held good and could be extremely helpful when he wanted to do the right thing and the answer was not obvious. "Almost always, if I measure my decision carefully by the yardstick of the absolutes and it checks up pretty well with those four, then my answer can’t be very far out of the way," he said.
if I measure my life to those yardsticks,which amounts to a close relationship to perfection,i fall short but I can see growth,progress.
a lot of this boils down to my conception of God and my commitment to God.
Does my God have the Power to enable me to be completely honest,pure ,loving, unselfish to others today?