A man woke up from...
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A man woke up from an alcoholic nightmare in a hospital on New York's Central Park West. A doctor said, "Morning, Bill." The man in the bed mumbled, "Morning, Doc." The doctor observed, "This is your 50th visit." The sick man replied, "That calls for a celebration, Doc. How about a drink?" The doctor sighed and said, "You can have your drink if you'll do something for me. They brought in a young man last night -- his first time." The man in the bed asked, "What can I do?" "Just go to see him," replied the doctor. "Let him take a good look at you. It might scare him enough to stop." The old alcoholic stumbled down the hall to see the young man. The two men agreed they would call each other for help, if the urge to drink again proved too strong for them. The old man returned to hospitals after that night, but not as a patient. He came to help other alcoholics. By his actions, he became a cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
-- Chinn
-- Chinn