Principles before Personalities

[majestyjo]

Walk In Dry Places

What rather than who

Principles before Personalities.

We're sometimes led to do something because a persuasive or important person recommends it. This is, in fact, the strategy behind endorsement advertising.

We learn in AA that it's more important to ask what is right that who is offering a course of action. If a course of action is right, it matters not who recommends it. If it is wrong, a dozen important poeole cannot make it right by endorsing it.

There are, indeed, many important people whom we can know and trust. But we should always remember that every human being will turn out to have clay feet if he or she is set up as a god. Our trust must always be in our Higher Power and in principles that never fail.

I'll not be unduly impressed today by persuasive, charismatic people. I'll follow their ideas only if I believe them to be right. Principles have a precedence over personality.

[caressa222]

Several years ago, I was asked why they repeat "Principles before Personalities" and I said, "They repeat it so we won't forget it."

[majestyjo]

Not ways easy to do. I find it hard to see people continuing to act out in their disease when they have the tools to change.

Remindse of the story of the drunken horse thief. Sober him up and what do you have
A sober horse thief unless he wants to change.