Friday 27 July 2012

Quotes of the Day Part 2: Day 7

Words to Live by According
To Robert Louis Stevenson:

Statement #1:
Make up your Mind to be Happy,...
Learn to Find Pleasure in...
Simple Things!;

Statement #2:
Make the Best of your Circumstances...
Everyone has problems! The Trick is to...
Make Laughter Outweigh the Tears!;

Statement #3:
Don't Take Yourself to Seriously, Don't...
Think that Somehow you should be Protected...
from Misfortunes that Befall Others!;

Statement #4:
You can't Please Everybody! Don't...
Let Criticism Worry you!;

Statement #5:
Don't Let your Neighbor Set your...
Standards! Be Yourself!;

Statement #6:
Do the Things you Enjoy Doing...
but Stay Out of Debt!;

Statement #7:
Don't Borrow Trouble! Imaginary burdens...
are Harder to Bear than the Actual One's!;

Statement #8:
 Hate poisons the Soul, so don't...
Carry grudges, and avoid People who
Make you Unhappy!;

Statement #9:
Have many Interests. If you can't...
Travel read about New Places!;

Statement #10:
Don't hold Post-Mortems! Don't Spend...
Your Life brooding over Sorrows...
and Mistakes!;

Statement #11:
Do what you Can for those Less...
Fortunate than Yourself!;

Statement #12:
Keep Busy at Something! A Busy person never...
has the Time to be Unhappy!;



It's Only a Pin:

Two fond parents Watch their boy...
Where he Stands!
Apart from his...
Comrades Tonight!
and see Placed on his Camp-Battered...
Tunic, a Badge....
An Eagle! the Emblem of Right!;

It seems just a few Short Months...
have Passed! Since he Joined with the...
Youngsters next door! How proud
they were then of their Tenderfoot Pin! As...
They were Told of the Message it Bore!;


But the years have Gone by as he...
struggled along! To Learn what the...
Scout Law is all about! He practiced them...
Daily, the Oath and the Law! Until now...
He is an Eagle Scout!;


You may Smile in your worldly Wisdom...
at this and say, "Why its Only a Pin!"...
but I'll Tell you, n Honors he will...
Gain as a Man will Mean Quite...
as Much to Him!;


The Red, the White, and the Blue of...
the Ribbon you See are the Symbols...
of Honor and Truth! He has Learned...
how to Value these fine Attributes...
in the glorious Days of his Youth!;


And the out-flinging Wings of the Eagle...
that Rests on the Breast of this...
Knight of Today! are the...
Wings which will Lift him above...
Petty Deeds, and Guide...
Him Along the Right Way!;


Yes, it's Only a Pin, just an...
Eagle Scout Badge but...
the Heart beneath it Beats True!
and will Throb to the Lasst...
for the Things that are Good!
A Lesson for Me...
and for You!;

Quotes of the Day Part 1: Day 7

A Scouter Is:

Characteristic #1:
A Scouter is a Person who,...
Week after Week, Month after Month,...
Provides Fun, Adventure Challenge, and...
Learning for our Active Children;

Characteristic #2:
A Scouter Hurries Home, eats a...
Quick Meal, puts on the Uniform while...
Answering the Phone 5 times, and...
Arrives Smiling to Meet the Youngsters,...
all in 30 Minutes;

Characteristic #3:
A Scouter Gives up Weekends and...
Home Comforts to Teach Children about...
Woodcraft, Nature, and Camaraderie;

Characteristics #4:
A Scouter is Somebody who can...
Put up a Tent in the Rain and Dark,...
Find Lost Boots, Dry Wet Bedding,...
Handle Asthma, Blisters, Homesickness,...
and Children's Excitement on 4 Hours...
of Sleep, and Go Home Talking...
About the Next Camp;

Characteristic #5:
A Scouter is a Person who Waits in the...
Cold with the Last Kid, whose...
Parent Forgot the Time;

Characteristic #6:
A Scouter Attends Meetings to Learn...
and plan, has a Expandable Basement,...
and a Head Full of Ideas;

Characteristic #7:
A Scouter can Lead a Song, Teach a Skill,...
Play a Game, Perform a Ceremony,...
Listen to a Child, and...
Say a Prayer;

Characteristic #8:
A Scouter willingly Fills the Gap so...
That a Child will not be Let Down;

Characteristic #9:
A Scouter is Committed, Caring, Hardworking,...
Sturdy, Strong, Reliable with a Wealth of...
Knowledge, a Store of Skills, and...
a Heart of Gold;

Characteristic #10:
A Scouter gets little Spoken Thanks, but...
Knows the Spirit is Passed on;



16 Steps to Build a Campfire:

Step #1:
Split Dead Limb into Fragments and...
Shave on Fragment in Slivers!

Step #2:
Bandage Left Thumb!

Step #3:
Chop other Fragments into...
Smaller Fragments!

Step #4:
Bandage Left Foot!

Step #5:
Make Structure of Slivers (Include...
those embedded in hand)!

Step #6:
Light Match!

Step #7:
Light Match!

Step #8:
Repeat "A Scout is Cheerful!"
and Light Match!

Step #9:
Apply Match to Slivers, add Wood Fragments,...
and Blow Gently into Base of the Fire!

Step #10:
Apply Burn Ointment to Nose!

Step #11:
When Fire is Burning,...
Collect more Wood!

Step #12:
Upon Discovering that the Fire has...
Gone Out while Out Searching for...
More wood, Soak Wood from Can...
Labeled "Kerosene"!

Step #13:
Treat Face and Arms for... 
Second-Degree Burns!

Step #14:
Relabeled can to read "Gasoline."!

Step #15:
When Fire is Burning well,
Add all Remaining Firewood!

Step #16:
When Thunder Storm has...
Passed, Repeat Steps!

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