It would be most difficult to contradict the statement that you cannot get sobriety unless you honestly want it. You cannot find a God of your understanding, unless you honestly seek him. It is like why is true that you cannot receive full measure from our program unless you honestly live it.
Self deception is very hard to recognize for if we recognized it, it would no longer be deceptive. Honesty with ourselves can only be acquired by diligence study of ourselves, or ideals, our ambitions in our motives.
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