Believes 1st Step Has Become a "Must

We say or used to say there are no "musts" in A.A. That was true when the book was written because at that time A.A. was in the formative stage and everything was really trial and error. There was no substantial proof that A.A. would work in more than a few cases. The major portion of A.A. is still trial and error and I hope it will always remain that way because we are dealing with individuals and each case differs.