Dear Essay readers,

The theme of this issue is about the prejudices and challenges we all encounter sooner or later on the path of recovery.

Read how a Colombian member couldn’t believe that there were people on this earth who could do things without self-interest. A religious Jewish fellow in New York left his fears behind and found brothers and sisters growing together with a common solution. An Indian member was afraid of being judged if members found out about his particular form of acting out. An 80-year-old old-timer shares about the challenges of growing old in SA. And a young Israeli woman tells us how she discovered prejudice to be a deep part of her disease keeping her from recovery.

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In fellowship,