Friends of Scouting :: essays research papers

Friends of Scouting, Ladies and Gentlemen, and Eagle Scouts...I would like to start by saying there are no more outstanding batch in this room than the devil young men we honor here. If there were a Congressman, a United States senator, a governor, or even a principal executive officer of a FORTUNE 500 company here today, there would be no one in the room more important than our new Eagle Scouts. They are among the most important people in America.These two new Eagle Scouts are the worthiest members of the greatest youth organization on earth, The Boy Scouts of America. While non alone in serving the fatalitys of children and youth, the BSA is almost the oldest and certainly the most successful.Tonight, you young men join the two percent of all Scouts who have achieved this highest and most noble goal. It is true. Of the millions of boys who have joined the Boy Scouts of America since 1910 (over the past 94 years) only TWO out of each 100 has became an Eagle Scout. By achievi ng the rank of Eagle Scout, each of you has proven to yourself, to your community, to your state, to your country and even to the World that you are Can Do, Will Try person. Id like to quote, the words of Marian Wright Edelman - from her book The Measure of Our Success A letter to My Children and Yours."We need to teach our children--by example--not to be lazy, to do their homework, to pay management to detail, to take care and pride in work, to be reliable, and not to wobble and jerk through life. Each of us must take the initiative to farm our opportunities, not waiting around for favors. We must not assume a door is closed but must push on it. We must not assume if it was closed yesterday that its closed today.""Set goals and work quietly and systematically toward them. We must all resist quick-fix, simplistic answers and easy gains, which often fell just as quickly as they come.""Assign yourself. Dont wait around for your boss, your friends or your parents to direct you to do what you are able to figure out and do for yourself. Dont do just as little as you can to get by.""Be a can do, will try" person.As our newest Eagle Scouts, you need to understand that the happiness in a persons life is directly proportionate to that persons commitment to Excellence, regardless of the persons position in life.