Sufferers from addiction today has mislearnt the nature of human beings, of human reality.

 Instead of learning that human beings are born Lovable, Sociable and Non-Violent – the addict has picked up the message that reality is dangerous, that powerful human beings, including everyone else, are consistently malign. Such others may appear benign, they may say they are friendly – but the basic trust has been broken, and they are not to be believed. This disbelief is what needs countermanding – which explains not only what needs doing, but also that it is eminently doable, though only via inexhaustible supplies of the ‘healing hand of kindness’.

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