WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY SOBER
To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman,
many A.A.’s can say, “Yes, we were like you–far too
smart for our own good…. Secretly, we felt we could
float above the rest of the folks on our brain power
alone.”
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60
Even the most brilliant mind is no defense against the
disease of alcoholism. I can’t think my way sober. I
try to remember that intelligence is a God-given
attribute that I may use, a joy–like having a talent
for dancing or drawing or carpentry. It does not make
me better than anyone else, and it is not a particularly
reliable tool for recovery, for it is a power greater
than myself who will restore me to sanity–not a high
IQ or a college degree.