"Monkey see, monkey do!" 
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BECAUSE many misconceptions of our program exist, I believe that an occasional explanation is in order - to the casual observer, the visitor, the new member, and, sometimes, to many of the regular members.
"Monkey see, monkey do!" is a phrase when another would blindly follow the lead of others without thinking, What does this mean and what will be the consequences?"
Bill W wrote “It is much better, then to rely on principles and ideas, which were constant, stable and dependable, than on the unstable and quixotic ups and downs of personal relationships” Pass it on pg 307 “Thus was born Tradition Twelve: “ Moved by the spirit of Anonymity, we try to give up our natural desires for personal distinction as A.A. members both AMONG FELLOW ALCOHOLICS and before general public”….
Instinct tells us we are dealing with a force, not a formula
- i am the only monkey that i need to ... drofinnah
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This is a reply to # 269,102i believe we are all spiritual beings... sent here to enjoy/endure/experience a human experience... so therefore i concocted the theory that we are all very much like mad scientist... and are here to learn as much from this short lab experiment as possible... but the problem with most of our mad scientist is that they all seem to look in the wrong places for their answers... they think they will find their answers by studying... and monkeying around with the all the other monkeys...
yet... to learn the truths i need to know... i need not look any further than within my own monkey to understand... not yours... nor anyone elses... however... we can and should pass on what we learn in order to advance the growth of the populalace as a whole... sort of goes along with the 100th monkey concept...
it has been a long and arduous journey... due to fact that there have been so many greedy/controlling monkeys that have held our overall spiritual growth to a virtual standstill for the past 2 thousound years or so... of which i believe that we are only now starting to break free of that choke hold...
the 100th monkey concept is a virtually new scientific break through... that as each of us learns more of the truth/wisdom it is passed onto others... and has a phenomenonal impact (so it seems) after the 100th monkey learns... and is thus adopted/accepted by the whole... for those of you that are unfamiliar... or that might be curious enough to read the story... i posted a link below...
http://www.naute.com/stories/monkey.phtml
- Love (by Bill W.) Sunnyside Joe
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This is a reply to # 269,103(by Bill W.)
"I think that many oldsters who have put our AA "booze cure" to severe but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. Perhaps they will be the spearhead for the next major development in AA--the development of much more real maturity and balance (which is to say, humility) in our relations with ourselves, with our fellows, and with God."- we should always seek to be receptiv... drofinnah
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This is a reply to # 269,105"A Vision For You"... p.164
Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven't got. See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us.
Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny.
May God bless you and keep you - until then.
® 1994 Serenity BBS
- we should always seek to be receptiv... drofinnah
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- Love (by Bill W.) Sunnyside Joe
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- Re: "Monkey see, monkey do!" Sunnyside Joe
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This is a reply to # 269,102Dro
Coping something from a book and believing with ones heart is two different things.
Read that in the book, now all you have to do is believe it !
One either has it in there heart or it just warn on ones bumper.
- Re: "Monkey see, monkey do!" drofinnah
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This is a reply to # 269,114joe... in the future please try to respond to the message that you are questioning... if you will notice from the position or your post... you have responded to your own message...
i assume that since you are referring to something i posted from the book... that it must be the last post in which i cited page 164... and if that be the case... i can assure you that i understand it with my head and believe it in my heart...
what puzzles me is why you would make such a statement... can you expound a little further so that i might understand where you are coming from... because many of the things i believe would make wonderful bumper stickers...
- Re: "Monkey see, monkey do!" drofinnah
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- i am the only monkey that i need to ... drofinnah
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