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(page 60, para. 4, lines 1-8)
“The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success. On that basis we are almost always in collision with something or somebody, even though our motives are good.
Most people try to live by self-propulsion. Each person is like an actor who wants to run the whole show;
is forever trying to arrange the lights, the ballet, the scenery and the rest of the players in his own way.”
(A.A., p. 60, para. 4, lines Does this sound familiar Atone time or another, haven’t we all tried to convince those around us they would be much better off if they just did things our way Attempting to control others is one of the characteristics of selfishness.
In the first paragraph on page 62, the authors declare that it is this selfish, self-centeredness that gets us into trouble. We need to take responsibility for our selfishness and ask God to remove this shortcoming from our lives:
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