A.A.’s single purpose
Tradition Five:
Each Group has but one primary
purpose—to carry its message to
the alcoholic who still suffers.
“There are those who predict that
A.A. may well become a new
spearhead for a spiritual
awakening throughout the world.
When our friends say these
things, they are both generous
and sincere. But we of A.A. must
reflect that such a tribute and
such a prophecy could well prove
to be a heady drink for most of
us—that is, if we really came to
believe this to be the real
purpose of A.A,and if we
commenced to behave
accordingly. “Our Society,
therefore, will prudently cleave to
its single purpose: the carrying of
the message to the alcoholic
who still suffers. Let us resist the
proud assumption that since
God has enabled us to do well in
one area we are destined to be a
channel of saving grace for
everybody.”
A.A. co-founder Bill W., 1955
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