If we utter words as if
they are nothing more than sound, our thoughts will be regarded as shallow and
worthless and so will we. And if we are careless of the truth we must, in the
end, lose the trust of our brothers and sisters.
Ojibway
Frothy
emotional appeal seldom suffices. The message which can interest and hold these
alcoholic people must have depth and weight. In nearly all cases, their ideals
must be grounded in a power greater than themselves, if they are to re-create
their lives.
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Book pg. xxvi
But
he did no ranting. In a matter of fact way he told how two men had appeared in
court, persuading the judge to suspend his commitment. They had told of a
simple religious idea and a practical program of action. That was two months
ago and the result was self-evident. It worked!
He
had come to pass his experience along to me—if I cared to have it. I was
shocked, but interested. Certainty I was interested. I had to be, for I was
hopeless.
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Book pgs. 9 & 10
Grandfather,
Grandmother may I choose my words to have depth and weight.