One Green Light Enough to Start Even Streamliner

A little over sixteen months ago, I made my first contact with A.A. I had heard a lot about it, and I had read many articles written by its members. It had been suggested by friends that I should look into it, but I belonged to that great army of alcoholics who say "not for me." I differed in one respect however. I knew I needed it, and I knew that the 1st Step fitted me like a glove, but I couldn't see how it could work for me. . . . I wanted permanent sobriety without all the trouble and bother of getting it on the installment plan--that is, 24 hours at a time. . . . I had to be shown by some concrete example just how this 24-hour business could be applied to my life.