Anonymity's Spiritual Dividends

 IN Bill's January Grapevine article, the value of anonymity as group protection and insurance was spelled out in letters big enough for a blind man to see. It drove home the importance of anonymity to AA's survival and continued effectiveness. Of equal interest to me,[1] however, were the suggestions scattered throughout that anonymity is no ordinary insurance policy, but one that pays surprising extra dividends--personal and spiritual.