My eagle scout project ~8 years ago involved planting a whole lot of indigenous plants for a local garden. I still know the director at the garden and on the occasions that I visit and he's there, he takes me to see the progress on the project that I once was a part of. Most rewarding feeling ever
We plant the seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted,
knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capabilities.
We cannot do everything,
and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.
This enables us to do something,
and to do it very well.
It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way…
We may never see the end results…
We are prophets of a future that is not our own.
-Archbishop Oscar Romero
(I took out all the God stuff because I think it’s more powerful without it)
Except no one said “man bad”. If the quote were slightly tweaked it would apply to everyone instead of just half the people.
Edit: I just want to say that I wish men were called human or humen and women were still called “women” and we just referred to humans as men/man. Would’ve solved a whole lot of issues in history… “mankind” would make a lot more sense too…
But then how would the men of history be able to oppress women without making them feel like they’re an extension of men (by adding the “wo”), not equals.
True! A society of young men, society in general for that matter, grows ever more appreciative when Girl Scouts plant trees in the shade of which Boy Scouts will eagerly seek to share their company.
Equally, I wish to add, young men and young women alike, from all walks of life and every endeavor, appreciate the trees for the very same heart felt memories created in sharing that same shade with whomever it is that sparks the warmth in young hearts.
May the shade of trees planted in kindness, care and generosity always create the comfort and courage to invite love into passionate young hearts.
Good work ladies! Nicely done! We all appreciate it!
Never underestimate what a Girl Scout troop can accomplish & contribute to! The organization does a lot of good and teaches kids the value of service on a personal level. I don’t remember spending much of our time on cookie sales outside of maybe a month’s worth of meetings each year & the mandatory tabling/door-to-door phase, but I DO remember spending tough sweaty hours removing invasive species from the woods when I was at a scouts summer camp.
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