The new old Big Book

Pretty soon they're going to release the original manuscript of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, with the original hand written edits in the margins. A lot of people are excited about this, and it is an amazing historical record. It will show what changes were made to the original ideas, and show us just how the group conscience worked in the editing stage.

"One of the most pervasive changes that readers will see is the transition from the 'you' voice to the 'we' voice. Instead of giving directives to people trying to recover from alcoholism and telling them 'you need to do this,' text was changed to the 'we' voice of the fellowship, to show by example."

And how amazing this "we" voice really is. Without it, you might think that you could do it all on your own. But by making it a "we" program, it shows that everyone needs to participate in the group, and the group can be what carries us. I hope to grab a copy of it when it comes out.