איש חכם אמר פעם, שהכאב הוא אבן הבוחן של כל התקדמות רוחנית. אנו ב-.A.A יכולים להסכים אִתו בכל ליבנו…
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 93-94
When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My evolution in the A.A. program has taught me that I must experience the inner change, however painful, that eventually guides me from selfishness to selflessness. If I am to have serenity, I must STEP my way past emotional turmoil and its subsequent hangover, and be grateful for continuing spiritual progress.