![]() Some of us still ask, “Just what is this Third Legacy business anyhow? And just how much territory does ‘service’ take in?” I pray that I may try today to overcome the self-centeredness that makes me bored. I pray that my day may be brightened by some little act of charity. Boredom comes from thinking too much about yourself. Use up the odd moments of your day in trying to do some little thing to cheer up your fellow man. A smile, a word of encouragement, a word of love, goes winged on its way, simple enough it may seem, while the mighty words of an orator fall on deaf ears. “If I have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.” Charity means to care enough about your fellow man to really want to do something for him. Have I got rid of the fear of being bored? Sobriety should give you so many new interests in life that you shouldn’t have time to be bored. A new life opens up before you that can be always interesting. ![]() But once you have taken up the interest of A.A., once you have given it your time and enthusiasm, boredom should not be a problem to you. Drinking was always the answer to all kinds of boring people and boring situations. has to understand is how he can stay sober and not be bored. One of the hardest things that a new member of A.A. ![]() I ask my Higher Power to help me not cause another’s lack of growth today-or my own. Yet in looking back, I can see that pain, struggles and setbacks have all contributed eventually to serenity through growth in the program. How often do my “prayers” for others involve “hidden” prayers for my own agenda? How often is my search for happiness a boulder in the path of growth for another, or even myself? Seeking growth through humility and acceptance brings things that appear to be anything but good, wholesome and vital. ” … there are only two sins the first is to interfere with the growth of another human being, and the second is to interfere with one’s own growth.” ![]()
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