The Bored Ones

WHEN I first observed "the bored ones," they upset me. We had some in Texas, and there are a few here in Georgia. After reading the July 1969 and October 1969 Grapevines, I know California and New England have one or two. In our group, they are called inactive members. They show up only once in a while, but I can't argue with the fact that they have been sober, most of them for several years. I complained to one of my sponsors about a certain member of this sort. My sponsor set me straight (again!) by-pointing out that it is "the bored ones" who are missing out. The old adage "You get out of anything what you put into it" holds true-plus for AA.