A totally material conception of happiness
has now been accepted as a definition of the goal
of men and women in modern society.
One might say, therefore, that our Twelve Steps,
judged by the socially accepted standard of happiness
of this age, are steps backward.
But they are steps backward into the universal heart of man,
back into the true spirit of man.
The world will have moved forward
when our dictionary definition of happiness
is revised backward.

Thought to Ponder....

There is no materialism in AA -- just spirituality.

Recovery Related Acronym

H O P E = Happy Our Program Exists.