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Or so recko ed a reporter's open· g paragraph as e delved i to yet a other mi d movi g survey with wh · ch he wo d is threate ed to be engulfed.

This test is e work of e er-so-serio s social o student Lety Ferzoco o no doubt got a o no do bt pat o the head from a supervisor escapes t e Syd ey University razor gang to a o er mo th o o.

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Ours has been called a society of many addictions.

The word "addic.tion" rs most often applied to the abuse of drugs and alcohol - forms of abuse that profoundly affect individuals. farnilu-, and friends.

But drug, and aknbol are not the only forms of addiction. Anythmg that demands our allegiance or numbs us so that we are le--,., consoou-, of our responsibiliues to God and to one another is addictive.

Food, mind! s watching of telc'\1' ton, work, frantic entertainment, cars, monev, � all of th, • an• common addictions for people in our times,

\\e move into addk lion territorv wh •n it � no longer conscious r.hok.e

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Addictions tie us, enslave us. Often addicts discover that their addiction is causin� pain to themsel•es as well as their family and friends.

things as gift, that motivates us, hut when we are driven to use them as a means of escape.

St John of the Cross once observed how a bird tied to a tree cannot flv: this u, so whether the tie Ls a thread or a rope. In both ca es, the bird is a captive.

So it ts with us. Addictions tie uv, enslave us.

Thcv mdirnte that our capacity for making decision« and for developing the potential in our liv ,s , not being full) utiliser] So perhaps we could ponder- meditate on the addictions that bind us and diminish u-, For I suspect that most or all of us re diminished bv sorn addle lion or other Probahlv the mo t widely know n method of dealing with alcohol acidic lion is through ,\I< ohoh s Anonymous.

It is interesting to sec how this organisation attempt. to put new hope in the plar.e formerly on upiccl by acidic.hon.

Its approa, h could cast light on ways to handle many addictions.

By Dolores In AA meetings. people who haw admitted an addiction to alcohol help earb other reclaim freedom through personal counselling and prayer The prirn.iple« und 11)organi 1t10n mg th, comes mainly from the fields of religion and medicin and fmm the sxperierux of the mernber hip it elf Their prinopl include- an drmssion of total d pendence on a hl her power m overcoming l he addi hon; - a Ix-lief that tins hi her powr-r can and d(X'!, intervene, when allowed to. In the process of restoring a person to

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The Christian understands thrs higher power to he God or Chri,t The Chru.llan also recognc the resped Goel ha, for

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Th• pl'Cl for human freedn;, evident in the hral1: episode, of the Go,p., Over and over wherthe blind or the larne.r the lepers call out [esus for help. he asks �m: ·what do vou \\'30

It question which foe on the fact that cho nd responsibility lie hm individuals. \\'h the leper or the bhn4 n open themI,1 to divine power, hea hecomes

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and of defiance, must be overcome before God's power can gain entry.

The basic stance is one of humilitv, AA is clear about alcoholisrn being a disease, a disease that is never cured but can be held in remi sion. Alertne and continued honesty with oneself are essential if n."( o,:e11 i!-. to continue, One mu t IM• willing to make a sean.hing and fearless personal tnventor. to di ver the •. ro"otion I chains that cl usofffrom God and from one another

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drinking a vmptom of deeper emotional s,cl,.• n , the t k ts to get to the root of the problem and plore ll. When explored. it ran wither as tho roots of t rec-, do when e posed to light and air \ ba,i, ,\.\ test is Twelve Steps and Twelve Traduions. It is a straighforward statement of

religious and moral wisdom regarding human behaviour, The other side of the addiction coin is freedom. And freedom needs to be exercised if it is to grow.

Pulling freedom Into action - making decisions and acting on them - calls for a certain amount of kno« ledge and a o-rtaln dPJlfL'C of claritv, These are th" elem�nh of mature Ireedom. But the, become clouded by addictions.

In exerr i, ing our free· dom. we need to be able to look over available options. to see the probable consoquen of our choice-, and lo accept responsibilil) for those choices.

The w hole proms , however. is ringed by linutations of all kinds.

One of the most serious limitations on our exercise of freedom i., addiclion in its man} forms.

Is this a societv of rnanv addictions?

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Case 2 Weekends always made the workaholic feel uncomfortable - he just didn ·1 know what to do with himself away from his job. On Saturdays he was a grouch around the house; he couldn't relax with his wife and children. Sundays he felt blue

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and bored. He didn't really feel at peace again until he returned to the job on Monday morning.

Case 3. The working wife and mother was widely admired in the community for her volunteer activities. Four nights a week she volunteered her services in her church and neighbourhood communities.

Although she often said, "Well, 1 really shouldn't," she earned a reputation for never saying no to a request to serve one more board, to head one more comrnittee.

Those three people are addicts, caught in the grip of an impulse that interferes with their ability to carry out their other responsibilities,

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explained social worker Daniel Roff in a recent interview on addiction.

Webster's Dictionary defines addiction as devoting or surrendering oneself to something "habitually or obsessively". Roff stressed that addiction can be psychological as well as physiological. such as being addicted to cigarette smoking.

If denied access to a particular addiction, the social worker continued, the addict experiences what can be described as "withdrawal symptoms"; a sense of anxiety and uneasiness which doesn't disappear until he or she is once again able to return to the addiction.

The experienced counsellor sees addiction as a moral question because it affects the way people function in society and how thev relate with other people, Addiction involves a person's freedom of choice. People who are addicts think they are making free choices, but in reality an addiction "diminishes their ability to choose", Roff said. · He stressed there are both "positive and negative addictions". In his view an addiction is positive if, "in the long haul. it is beneficial and helpful" to the individual and those around him or her. An addic.tion which is positive "promotes growth and well-being

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and the development of human beings. spiritually and physically ... he added.

On the other hand, a negative addiction is harmful because it "diminishes and detracts from humanness", Roff said.

Addicts "can't fulfill themselves in other ways" and don't notice they are neglecting other important areas of their lives.

In the case of the volunteer addicted to community service, Roff said, the woman can't turn down requests for service. Even though she may realise she already is over committed, such a person isn't able to weigh

.---------------------------------------------, The prophets occupy a I have never been elo- ular was that element in supreme confidence: unique place among quent, neither in the the work of the prophets "Thus sa, the Lord•" The pro phets have been people moved by the past. nor recently. nor - though it was really spirit of God. The words now that you have m idental - that in the confident about the,r used to describe these spoken to your SCf'\'llnt; papular mind it oversha- dhine mission. But could unusual men throw but I am slow of speech dowed more basic the people be expected to aacept them "ith a like some light on their and tongue." He insisted, elements. precise nature and "If you please, Lord, Send The result: The nollon confidence? After all, there were mam false function. of prophecy became someone else!" prophets who claimed Their most common Then the Lord became restricted. just as boldly that they designation in the angry ,vith Moses and However, predirtmg the spake in the name of Hebrew Bible is "nabi", said: "Have you not your future was not the God. That confused the which probably means brother, Aaron the essence of biblical proissue. "one called" by God. But Levite? I know that he is phecy. Fundamentally, a Still, one thing was called to what purpose? an eloquent speaker. prophet was a person certain: If they heralded a The Jews who trans- Besides, he is now on his ,vith a God-slanted interreligion other than that lated the Bible into Greek \\'llY to meet you ... You pretation of human of Yahweh, they about 250 BC consist· are to speak to him then events. At limes that obviously could not be ently rendered this word and put the words in his message dealt with true by their eagerness to mouth; 1 ,viii assist both threats of future punishwith one derived from please, by always gi,ing the verb "prophanai", you and him in speaking, ment or promises of an answer that would meaning "to speak for or and will teach the two of future blessings. But it tickle the popular fancy, in behalf of" someone. you what you are to do. \\'llS the message itself by their selfishness or by Therefore, a prophet is He shall speak to the that mattered, whether it conduct which left a one who speaks for or on people for you: he shall concerned things past. great deal to be desired. behalf of God. A prophet be your spokesman, and present or yet to come.

By and large the Israeyou shall be as God to ts God's spokesman, his lites were able to distinTo sum up. the prophets mouthpiece, the divinely him." (Exodus 4:10. 13- were God's champions in guish the counterfeit selected champion of his 16) from the true. Of course. a world all too prone to cause. their sixth sense was not When people hear the forget Him. Let the world foolproof and they often say what it might. let The circumstances sur- word prophet today, men de,i.se this or that were duped. But then as rounding the call of chance,, aw they think \.loses bring that out almost automatic.ally of course of action. the now, one couldn't fool all prophets could stand up of the people all of the clearlv. Moses ,;aid to the someone who predicts a time.

Lord: ;,If you please. Lord, future event. So spectacfearlessly and say ,vith 0

By Katherine BIRD

Case 1. Every day, through rain or snow, on cloudy days or in sizzling heat, the jogger ran along the city streets. Five miles a day, 352 days a year, he ran without fail. Even when his doctor exhorted him to stop a while because, "you're ruining the cartilege in your knee", the jogger kept running. He couldn't quit.

The workaholic, like addicts of any kind, is seldom the first to realise that he has a prol>lem. His wife may complain that he is ne•er a•ailable to help around the house or his children may comment that their father is never home.

E•en though he works long hours the worliaholic often will ha.e trouble on the job or in relating to co-workers.

the demands of her family against outside activity, Roff explained.

In his experience, addicts are seldom the first ones to realise they have a problem, partly because "they don't recognise when a habit turns into an addiction".

But "just ask an addict's wife or children" and a dilTerent picture begins to emerge, Roff said.

Often family members approach him for help because are they suffering.

A workaholic's wife may complain that her husband is never available to her around the house or his children will comment their father is n ver home. Other times,

Roff said. an addiction i.s first recogm,ed when a person begins to have trouble on the job or in relating to people around him.

In helpmg addicts, Roff explained that the first step is to makp individuals aware they do not have control over a particular area of their lives. The next step is to help inruviduals come to terms with what is controlling them.

Roff admitted it is often difficult to get addicts to this paint. But, he concluded, ,t is only \\hen addicts admit they have a problem that they c.an confront their addiction and begin to deal with it.

Prophet's Place ...

Marguerite

The life story of Marguerite D'Youville shows the way one woman coped with the difficulties that resulted from a husband's addiction to alcohol and gambling.

As \.larguerite la JammeratS, she \\:as born in 'ew France (Canada) in 1701 .• \t the age of 21 �hr married Francois D'Youville, a merc.hant from \1ontreal who was secretly involved in trading alcohol ,vith Indians

for beaver skins.

D'Youville's exploits r.ame to light when the . ·;pissing Indians made a formal protest to the governor of the colony sa,ing: "He always gels us drunk to the full value of his pelts." \!rs D'Youville's life was suffering. During the next eight years she bore six children of whom onlv two survived. Then in 1730 her husband sudden!} died leaving her ,ivith numerous

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Because she felt obliged to wpay her husband's debts, she de<.ided to begin by selling some of her possessions and by sewing, e,erything from army tents to ball 80"11S. Then she decided to invite an elderly woman into her home.

As time pa.�sed. \!rs D'Youville gal he red together a few women who wished to share in her work of r.aring for the poor The} collected

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monev to bury the dead, visit ihe sick and look after the elderly. Local people referred to them derisively, as the "drunken sisters" or. in French, "les soeours grises'.

Mother D'Youville, however. persisted in her works of charity. When

she rventually founded a religious order, she used the double meaning of the word "grises" in French - it means "drunken" and also the colour grey - to call her order the Grey :sluns.

Mother Eventually D'Youville won the respect of her commun· ity and was given control of the bankrupt General Hospital of \lontreal.

She opened the hospital of elderly men and \ ·omen. prostitutes and

anvone in need of a place to iive.

Later, aller discovering the body of a murdered baby lefi outdoors in the snow, \!other D'Youville opened the first orphanage in orth America.

In order to repay the old debts of the hospital and to become financially self-sufficient. The Grey uns developed an expertise in sewing and farming.

This work went on despite two fires which nearly destroyed the

hos pita ls and convent.

Among those at the were the hospital wounded from the ongoing \\'llrs between the French and English. including Indians from the Iroquois, \lontagnais, Huron and lgonquian nations.

Today the Grey Nuns combine the traditional supparts of soup kitchens and hostels \\ith a first-rate modern counselling and therapeutic program.

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from Bernadette GUY, Balcatta Sir, In the discussions on "The Last Temptation of Christ" the eminent authoruies choose to rely with great confidence on their own righteousness, wordly commonsense and expediency.

The protagonists argue about blasphemy, canon law, common law, where to draw the line, what ca or can not be banned.

to the Editor new mind, a new heart, to turn back like the prodigal son to rejoice in the goodness of our father God.

Fearless from WV.C. THOMAS. Medina Sir, I congratulate Mr Bn Peachey for his fearless stand and outspoken criticism and condemnation of the denigration of the sacred ame and person of J sus Our Lord and Saviour.

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