[philmont] The Value of Observing

"One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourself out. Be as I am-a
reluctant enthusiast... a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save
the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It
is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy
it. While you can. While it is still there. So get out there and mess
around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests,
encounter the grizz, climb the mountains. Run the rivers, breathe deep of
that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the
precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space. Enjoy
yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to
your body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I
promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound
people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized
by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards."
-- Edward Abbey

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As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
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Received on Thu Aug 9 18:10:04 2007