“The A.A. preoccupation with sobriety is sometimes misunderstood. To some, this single virtue appears to be the sole dividend of our Fellowship. We are thought to be dried-up drunks who otherwise have changed little, or not at all, for the better. Such a surmise widely misses the truth. We know that permanent sobriety can be attained only by a most revolutionary change in the life and outlook of the individual–by a spiritual awakening that can banish the desire to drink.”
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“You are asking yourself, as all of us must: ‘Who am I?’ . . . ‘Where am I?’ . . .
‘Whence do I go?’ The process of enlightenment is usually slow. But, in the end, our seeking always brings a finding. These great mysteries are, after all, enshrined in
complete simplicity. The willingness to grow is the essence of all spiritual
development.”
1. Letter, 1966
2. Letter, 1955
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Whence actually is defined as “From where; from what place.” Whence is a place to come from. Whither is actually a place to go to. Perhaps Bill is quoting Erwin Schrodinger, “Whence come I and whiter go I? This the great unfathomable question. Science has no answer to it.” Schrodinger’s Cat theorem 1935 is a foundation of Quantum physics and its foundation is choice. I must choose to surrender to my Higher Power.