Seriously.
I read them in the Good Book when I was a boy growing up in small-town Willmar, Minnesota.
No, not that good book. I’m talking about the Boy Scout Handbook.
In it you can read the following:
Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
You can also read:
Scout Law
A Scout is:
Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful,
Friendly, Courteous, Kind,
Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty,
Brave, Clean, Reverent.
It’s that simple, ladies and gents.
If we – every last one of us – actually followed these basic rules . . . no more, no less . . . our nation would be that shining beacon to the world we aspire to be.
I love simple and true answers to complex issues.
How about you?
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