EDITOR'S NOTE

"We are people who normally would not mix. But there exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful," Bill W. wrote in the Big Book. At the time, AA had 100 members from all walks of life across America. Today, AA has more than 2 million members from cultures around the globe. This growth seems all the more extraordinary considering the forces in the world that can militate against unity, and the searing loneliness and distrust alcoholics often feel.