Our
wise forefathers established union and amity between the five nations.
We are a
powerful confederacy and by observing the same methods you will acquire
such
strength and power, therefore whatever befalls you, never fall out with
one
another.
Canasatego
Mohawk
The
moment Twelfth Step work forms a group, a discovery is made--that
most
individuals cannot recover unless there is a group. Realization dawns
on each
member that he but a small part of a great whole; that no personal
sacrifice is
too great for preservation of the Fellowship. He learns that the clamor
of
desires and ambitions within him must be silenced whenever these could
damage
the group.
Twelve
Steps & Twelve Traditions pg. 130
The
unity, the effectiveness, and even the survival of A.A. will always
depend upon
our continued willingness to give up some of our personal ambitions and
desires
for the common safety and welfare. Just as sacrifice means survival for
the
individual alcoholic, so does sacrifice mean unity and survival for the
group
and for A.A.'s entire Fellowship.
A.A.
Comes of Age pgs. 287 & 288
Great
Mystery teach us to sacrifice for the good of the group.