We all belong
“Although ‘politics makes strange bedfellows,’ as the old saying goes, addiction
makes us one of a kind.”
Basic Text, p.84
What a mixture of folks we have in Narcotics Anonymous! In any given meeting on
any given night, we’ll find a variety of people that probably never would have sat
down in a room together if it weren’t for the disease of addiction.
A member who is a physician described his unwillingness to identify at his first
meeting by refusing to go into “that room full of junkies.” Another member with an
extensive background in jails and institutions shared a similar story, except that her
shock and surprise stemmed from the realization that “there were nice people therewearing suits, yet!”
These two friends recently celebrated their seventh wedding
anniversary.
The most unlikely people form friendships, sponsor each other, and do service work
together. We meet in the rooms of recovery together, sharing the bonds of past
suffering and hope for the future. We meet on mutual ground with our focus on the
two things we all have in common-addiction and recovery.
Just for today: No matter what my personal circumstances, I belong.