he said that if there isn't a place for alcohol , we are doomed
actually what he is saying is that HE cannot imagine a life WITHOUT alcohol. if you go up and read in the Newcomers section you will see this "belief" time and time again. the alcoholic views alcohol the same way the rest of us view AIR.....the body has adapted to the consumption and the brain has been altered to believe it is now a necessity.
recovery is about blasting that myth, learning to live without the substance one day at a time. not many get there......not without seemingly superhuman effort. and that can take a lot of time....a lot of years.....a lot of stops and starts.
that is THEIR journey.....we have our own.