But I got to do my best to bring that about, yes? So actually, he may be helping you more than you’re helping him. Make it plain that he is under no obligation to you, that you hope only that he will try to help other alcoholics when he escapes his own difficulties. How do I make what I thought was a wasted life purposeful and useful if I don’t go out and avert suffering for others with that experience? I will not ever efficiently or effectively clean house until I use the worst of those experiences to lift up my brother or sister. And so, that is my lifelong search—to put all that to purpose.”

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