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Post Info TOPIC: A beautiful one minute wisdom !


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A beautiful one minute wisdom !


Hello everybody. How are you this morning ?
Here is an interesting one. You all have most probably heard this one before, as i have, but here it is anyway:

An addict fell in a hole and couldn't get out. 

A businessman went by and the addict called out for help. The businessman threw him some money and told him to buy himself a ladder. 
But the addict could not buy a ladder in this hole he was in. 

A doctor walked by. 
The addict said, "Help! I can't get out!" 
The doctor gave him some drugs and said, "Take this. It will relieve the pain." 
The addict said thanks, but when the pills ran out, he was still in the hole.

A well-known psychiatrist rode by and heard the addict's cries for help. 
He stopped and asked, " How did you get there? Were you born there? Did your parents put you there? Tell me about yourself, it will alleviate your sense of loneliness." 
So the addict talked with him for an hour, then the psychiatrist had to leave, but he said he'd be back next week. The addict thanked him, but he was still in the hole.

A priest came by. The addict called for help. 
The priest gave him a Bible and said, "I'll say a prayer for you." He got down on his knees and prayed for the addict, then he left. 
The addict was very grateful, he read the Bible, but he was still stuck in the hole. 

A recovering addict happened to be passing by. 
The addict cried out, "Hey, help me. I'm stuck in this hole!" 
Right away the recovering addict jumped down in the hole with him. 
The addict said, "What are you doing? Now we're both stuck here!!"
But the recovering addict said, 
"Calm down. It's okay. I've been here before. I know how to get out." 
-Author Unknown -

Moral of the story ? 
"One addict can best understand and help another addict" (Basic Text- NA)



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Thanks. Excellent story.

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Great story.
I believe it's a take on a story told by Bill W. at an AA convention
He used 'cave' instead of 'hole' but it was the same message.
It kind of sums up the whole 12 step philosophy.

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And so it is.......One love brother

smilesmile



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Good story ,have heard it before ,lots of meaning in it .

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Thanks for sharing. That is a great story.

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Awesome~
kd

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