Because I'm arrogant and I think I might have made a point that is worth reading,
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-new-post.html
And I don't think we're lucky, I think we made the right choice. And I think we were informed by those with experience or education, or both. Or maybe we were just bad off enough to realize on our own.
Either way, I think it's simple. Sad, but simple. I know many who either float about the rooms of AA and NA, never keeping a sobriety date (I was one for a bit) or have died from alcoholism/addiction. It's maddeningly simple, but not easy to recover.