Читать книгу One on One - Группа авторов - Страница 15

February 1955

All of us are acquainted with individuals who measure their success in AA by the number of people they have sponsored who “make” the program. Some consider it a failure on their part when someone they have contacted or sponsored fails to remain sober. As far as my own success or failure on this program is concerned, it makes little difference whether my “baby” makes the program or not. Naturally I like to see him make it for his own good, but the important thing, for me, is that I have tried. I have tried to “carry the message” and tried to give what has been given to me.

It is very possible that I might not be the most suitable person to sponsor a particular new member. I might be unsuited by my personality, by my education (or lack of education) or by my profession. For the same reasons I might be just the one to sponsor someone else. It is my belief that the more we have in common with a prospective member the more help we can be as a sponsor.

Because of the very nature of an alcoholic, the approach used to convince one individual that AA is the solution to his problem will not necessarily work for another prospect. Many members use the same approach on all prospective new members whom they contact, when actually we should pattern our methods to suit the personality of the individual with whom we are working.

R. L. O.

Lawton, Oklahoma