We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our might, but the needed power wasn’t there. Our human resources, as marshaled by the will, were not sufficient; they failed utterly. ~ World Service, Alcoholics Anonymous. The Big Book and A Study Guide of the 12 Steps . Anonymous Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Horses, ponies, fishes, thrushes…
Wishes have found their place in similes
at least since the sixteenth century.
But there are good and bad wishes.
If we’re discontented, rebellious,
attempting to change the result
but not our actions, wishes are folly.
But if we’re looking at what we need to become,
what we’re accepting guidance for,
if we are seeing how we might better be of service,
if we’re telling God our wishes,
knowing He may have much better for us,
then we’re wishing in the right spirit.
Wishes have found their place in similes
at least since the sixteenth century.
But there are good and bad wishes.
If we’re discontented, rebellious,
attempting to change the result
but not our actions, wishes are folly.
But if we’re looking at what we need to become,
what we’re accepting guidance for,
if we are seeing how we might better be of service,
if we’re telling God our wishes,
knowing He may have much better for us,
then we’re wishing in the right spirit.
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