Character Counts

Perhaps what is hardest in life is developing a truly rounded perspective on what is important in life. This struggle is never easily won nor does it remain in your hands without hard work. Preparing yourself and your children requires a commitment to learning and adapting your entire life.

It is perhaps hardest for people to understand that no program covers all of the bases to develop a person in emotional, intellectual, physical and moral skills. To think that it is so is perhaps overly optimistic. But there are many programs that do cover many areas and represent a better foundation to begin with. Scouting is such a program.

My work with Scouting has shown that some very basic values, family, education, physical fitness, religion and morals, are developed in this program. Not only is this accomplished for the youth in the program, it is reinforced in the adults delivering the program.

My involvement, from a youth earning the highest honors in Cub and Boy Scouts, to an adult actively supporting the program, I have come to a position to lead insightful discussions on the values that are needed in developing a better society. If you have concerns about these types of issues, consider inviting me in to talk about what you can do, in and out of a Scouting program. I can be reached at 714-654-0811 or roblee@pacbell.net.