all history affords us the spectacle of striving nations andgroups finally torn asunder because they were designed for,or tempted into, controversy. Others fell apart because ofsheer self-righteousness while trying to enforce upon therest of mankind some millennium of their own specification.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 176

As an A.A. member and sponsor, I know I can cause realdamage if I yield to temptation and give opinions andadvice on another's medical, marital, or religious problems.I am not a doctor, counselor, or lawyer. I cannot tell anyonehow he or she should live; however, I can share how I camethrough similar situations without drinking, and how A.A.'sSteps and Traditions help me in dealing with my life.