Do not meddle with
anything that does not belong to you, but mind your own business.
Tenskwatawa
Shawnee
Putting
out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own
mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened?
Though a situation had not been entirely our fault, we tried to disregard the
other person entirely. Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the
other man's.
Big
Book pg. 67
Every
time a person imposes his instincts unreasonably upon others, unhappiness
follows. If the pursuit of wealth tramples upon people who happen to be in the
way, then anger, jealousy, and revenge are likely to be aroused. If sex runs
riot, there is a similar uproar. Demands made upon other people for too much
attention, protection, and love can only invite domination or revulsion in the
protectors themselves--two emotions quite as unhealthy as the demands which
evoked them. When an individual's desire for prestige becomes uncontrollable,
whether in the sewing circle or at the international conference table, other
people suffer and often revolt. This collision of instincts can produce
anything from a cold snub to a blazing revolution. In these ways we are set in
conflict not only with ourselves, but with other people who have instincts,
too.
Twelve
Steps & Twelve Traditions pg. 44
Creator
help me to keep my feet on my path.