God-Given Instincts, p. 142
Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn’t
be complete human beings. If men and women didn’t exert
themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest
food or construct shelter, there would be no survival. If they didn’t
reproduce, the earth wouldn’t be populated. If there were no social
instinct, there would be no society.
Yet these instincts, so necessary for our existence, often far exceed
their proper functions. Powerfully, blindly, many times subtly, they
drive us, dominate us, and insist upon ruling our lives.
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We tried to shape a sane ideal for our future sex life. We subjected
each relation to this test: Was it selfish or not? We asked God to
mold our ideals and help us to live up to them. We remembered
always that our sex powers were God-given and therefore good,
neither to be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed.
1. 12 & 12, p. 42
2. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 69
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