Sensible account, Andy. I’m all for doing anything to increase one’s compassion. I’ve seen some great drinkers, those who do it for fun, know when to stop and go home and, sorry for the cheap pun, are not mean spirited, quit drinking just to allow themselves the benefit of a different view of things. Addition and all that heavy, 12-step, b&w, religious-infused crap notwithstanding, there’s just a limited number of things to do everyday for building that bitch of a meaningful life — even that I wouldn’t know much about them. Adding extra steps to such an already exhausting agenda may only get you sidetracked. And possibly broke.