“This land of ours cannot be a good place for any of us to live unless we make it a good place for all of us to live.”
~ Richard M. Nixon
Sobriety gives me a comprehensive view of life that includes my neighbor. We are all connected. If I hurt or am hurt, every person is affected at some level. Because we are all children of God, we are all one big family. We may speak different languages, observe different customs, display different physical characteristics, require different sexual and emotional satisfaction, but we are still one big family under God.
I have a responsibility to everyone in the family. I best exercise that responsibility by having a healthy respect for myself. I treat people as I would want to be treated, allowing them the freedom and love I require in my own life.
God, let me find my neighbor in myself.
© 2008 Leo Booth
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