AMAZING ALCOHOLICS

THE OTHER DAY, I CAME ACROSS A 3RD EDITION BIG BOOK IN A RESALE SHOP.  IT WAS A BARGAIN AT ONLY FIFTY CENTS SO I BECAME THE NEW PROUD OWNER.  ON MY WAY HOME I STARTED TO WONDER IF AND WHEN A FIFTH EDITION MIGHT COME OUT.  THE PERSONAL STORIES IN THE BACK CHANGE TO KEEP UP AND STAY RELEVANT WITH MODERN TIMES.  I WONDERED IF BILL AND DOC BOB HAD EVER EVEN IMAGINED THAT DRUNKS WOULD BE ABLE TO READ ABOUT THIS CUNNING, BAFFLING, AND POWERFUL DISEASE ON A HANDHELD COMPUTER THAT FITS NEATLY IN A POCKET (AND OCCASIONALLY MAKES PHONE CALLS).  THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME...THE ORIGINAL 164 PAGES HAVE REMAINED ALMOST COMPLETELY UNCHANGED IN EIGHTY YEARS!!!  IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE THAT ALCOHOLICS DON'T CHANGE?  THE SAME THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS I HAVE ARE IDENTICAL TO A MAN WHO WAS BORN BEFORE MR. FORD STARTED MAKING MODEL T'S?!?  AN ALCOHOLIC PROBABLY READ THE VERY SAME BIG BOOK WHILE EATING A SANDWICH MADE ON NEWLY INVENTED "SLICED BREAD".  NOW, I CAN READ THE BIG BOOK ON MY TABLET WITH WIRELESS INTERNET AS I RIDE AROUND ON MY HOVER-BOARD AND HAVE A SANDWICH ON SLICED BREAD DELIVERED TO ME IN AN ELECTRIC CAR!  BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?  IT'S STILL THE SAME BOOK AND IT STILL WORKS! IT'S REALLY AMAZING IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT AND IT REINFORCES THE FACT THAT THIS IS A DISEASE.  STAY SOBER, TRUST YOUR HIGHER POWER, AND KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING!