More about the Book As previously mentioned, the purpose of this
work is to initiate into being a new spiritual-social fellowship,
Humanity Anonymous. This book is divided into three parts. The
beginning section is about the author, and how he came to write
this work. It recounts several spiritual experiences he went
through, which served to motivate and encourage his efforts to
write this work. The author feels, generally, that the book wrote
itself, as did his most recent effort, a yet unpublished work,
titled Speculations with and about God: The Book of the Joulum. The
second section of this work addresses the fellowship of Humanity
Anonymous itself. A rationale and description of the overall
texture of this fellowship is presented. Then, the twelve suggested
Steps are described, explicated, and commented upon. A chapter on
the twelve Traditions, which are the suggested ways and methods
Humanity Anonymous groups relate to one another and to society at
large, concludes this section. The third part of this work consists
of a number of spiritually-oriented short stories, which are
largely fictionalized. These tales are designed to augment,
highlight, and emphasize ideas and concepts which have been
presented earlier-they "flesh out" the first two parts of the work.
An epilogue concludes the main body of the book, and, finally,
there is an appendix. Also, two reflections, or prayers (if you
will), appear between part two and part three of the work.
Hopefully, these reflections will arouse some thought and
commentary. As becomes obvious, the author has a lofty ambition for
his work. He desires that Humanity Anonymous groups and meetings
spring up, eventually globally, modeled on the groups and meetings
of the earlier twelve-step Programs (AA, OA, NA, SA, etc.). At
these meetings and in these groups, people can express their
dissatisfactions with their lives, and the society as it is
currently constituted. There is much evidence for the idea that the
twelve Steps can, will, and do turn around attitudes and outcomes,
and lives, and are capable of leading to the formation of a new
society in general; thus, perhaps, and possibly, and hopefully,
ushering in the new millennium, or indeed, the arrival of the
higher power's kingdom on Earth. The author points out that all who
feel helpless and/or hopeless, and are overwhelmed, disappointed,
or defeated, are invited to Humanity Anonymous. All religions and
faiths are also invited and welcomed to Humanity Anonymous. There
is no dogma concerning the concept of a higher power or god, and no
theology. The new fellowship conceives of the higher power or god,
"as we understood and/or understand him." Almost any conception of
the god-head suffices as long as it is not the person as he is
currently made up. For instance, some Buddhists use the concept of
"Good"-the good inherent in "all" and at-large in the universe as
their higher power when they are members of other twelve-step
programs. Again, others may choose to make the group itself their
higher power, at least initially. No one, be they atheist,
agnostic, or of any mindset, should feel excluded because of their
beliefs. In conclusion, the author feels that this is a rather
powerful work, well worthy of reading, serious thought, and
consideration-and, yes, action. In society today, the very worst of
the worst (alcoholics, drug addicts, compulsive gamblers, sex
offenders and deviants, etc.) are being successfully redeemed by
the twelve Steps, and their various and sundry spiritual-social
fellowships. Mankind has tried politics of all stripes and sorts,
political theories of many descriptions, economic programs and
systems of many types, and even a host of religious ideas and
institutions, and all of these efforts have failed to bring about
peace, unity and harmony, and continue to fail. Also, mankind,
sadly enough, has tried and is trying all sorts of violent
solutions to the problem. Of course, all of these failed and co
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