That seems absurd and untrue.
How can you keep anything if you give it away?
But in order to keep whatever it is we get in AA,
we must go about giving it away to others,
for no fees or rewards of any kind.
When we cannot afford to give away
what we have received so freely in AA,
we had better get ready for our next "drunk."
It will happen every time.
We've got to continue giving it away in order to keep it.
Alcoholics Anonymous (second edition), p. 340.

Thought to Ponder....

I keep my sobriety by giving it away.

Recovery Related Acronym

H O L D = Helping Others Live Daily.