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We’re all unique in our ability to share love with one another. ~Mike R.

Many times an individual neglects the responsibility of service and sponsorship in helping a new member solely because they are not an attractive personality. The newcomer, having arrived from skid row, may act obnoxiously, dress poorly, or smell badly. More often, however, the newcomer’s religious, financial, or social status is simply incongruous with our own. Love, on the other hand, would dictate that we give to all, irrespective of such circumstances. We come into the Program as irresponsible people and we do not become responsible overnight. We strive for the perfect objective—that of loving the skid-row bum, the pimply-faced adolescent with attitude, and the woman with infected needle marks on her arms—but we often fall short. Even when we can’t muster loving feelings, we reach out anyway and claim progress. We continue our quest for unconditional love by accepting our responsibility to the newcomer.

I reach out to every newcomer, not just

the socially acceptable newcomers.

I must do for the newcomer what was done for me when I came in.

~Chemically Dependent Anonymous P 168