Lord Robert Baden-Powell's Last Message
Sunday, February 22, 2009
In conjunction with B.-P Day, share with you his last message (reproduced from somewhere):
Dear Scouts,
If you have ever seen the play Peter Pan you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die he might now have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of goodbye.
Remember, it is the last you will ever hear from me, so think it over.
I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have as happy a life too.
I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy, so that you can be useful and so can enjoy life when you are a man.
Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.
But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn come to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best. "Be Prepared" in this way, to live happy and to die happy - stick to your Scout promise always - even after you have ceased to be a boy - and God help you do it.
Your friend,
Baden-Powell
This last message was found in his papers after he had died.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell: 22nd February 1857 to 8th January 1941
Labels: Scout, Teoh Pak Guan, teopag
posted by teopag @ 2:23 PM,
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Happy B.-P. Day 2008!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Today is B.-P. day, 22nd of February...
It reminds of what kind of life we had gone through during the high school period besides studying...: scouting life, which includes camping, marching, pioneering, handicrafts, sports, performing, dancing, singing, campfire, playing, truanting, loitering, sleeping, pretending, acting, ignoring, fighting and etc...
Not forgetting the patrol corner and patrol system, these two terms might be new to those in school, but i can still remember it very well...
It's been nice to read something refreshing, at least can improve my English language proficiency as well.
Kindly follow the link below to download the pdf file regarding what B.-P spoke on 31st July 1922 for the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s inaugural conference.
Education in Love in Place of Fear
We can figure out exactly how the Scouting Movement was found 101 years ago (in 1907), reading on our own rather than listening or believing those "myths or legends" told by our ancestor seniors (...and I was one of them...;p).
Nowadays most of the scouting activities had already "evolved" and lost their essential Scouting values or spirits. So i doubt that "Scouting Spirit Forever" which we used to yell N years ago...
Oh ya, i will be wearing our 39th Kinta troop singlet on this day also, this is what Boon Tiong suggested me years ago, but don't know whether he is still doing it or not...
Please do not invite me to any of the troop activities as you know i am not able to make it, thank you for the invitation (through SMS) anyway. I totally have no idea who are the boys or seniors now... Haha! Thanks for remembering me.
Suggestion on celebrating this day, may be you all can seek advices from Scoutmaster asking the school to allow all the scouts to wear scout uniform instead of school uniform during school hours on 22/2 every year. That would be much more meaningful, as we could saw some scouts and guides wearing uniform on this days N years ago.
Dedication. Loyalty. Merit.
To all my friends, wish you best of heath, wealth, wisdom, luck and happiness all year round! Happy belated CNY!
Take care and stay in touch.
Labels: 39th Kinta, Scout
posted by teopag @ 1:13 AM,
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