Shankar
For many years, Shankar has been active in combating alcoholism
in the area through his work with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) [see Auroville
Today, # 306]. A long-term Aurovilian, he was born in Edayanchavady.
Has there been a
change in your village over the last year?
Compared to last year, a lot more people are aware of the
problem of alcoholism and want to bring change. They see the damage it causes
and the good examples of people like me who have recovered. Almost every day
people come to my house for help.
What do you tell them?
I tell them about my experience. How I became very ill
because of alcoholism; how I received the message I had to change; how I got
medication; and then how I was advised to join an AA group - because I was told
that if I wanted to remain sober I had to change my mind-set.
I don’t make them any promises of a full recovery because
once you are an alcoholic, you remain an alcoholic to the day you die. However,
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