Honesty

This is especially on point tonight after the accusations against me in the Kahoot tonight.      😉
Who can tell me who Robert Baden-Powell was?

A British general who started Scouting a long time ago. He had a lot of good advice for Scouts, and now I’d like to read what he had to say about honesty. He said, ‘Honesty is a form of honor. An honorable man can be trusted with any amount of valuables with the certainty that he will not steal it. Cheating at any time is a sneaking, underhanded thing to do.’

‘When you feel inclined to cheat in order to win a game, or feel distressed when a game in which you are playing is going against you, just say to yourself, ‘After all, it is only a game. It won’t kill me if I do lose. One can’t always win though I will stick to it in case of a chance coming.’

‘If you keep your head in this way, you will very often find that you win after all from not being over-anxious or despairing. And don’t forget, whenever you do lose a game, if you are a true Scout, you will at once cheer the winning team or shake hands with and congratulate the fellow who has beaten you.’

 

Special thanks to retiredscouter.com

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Eagle Scout - January 1974 - Troop 287 - Mechanicsburg, PA {***} Vigil Honor - June 1980 - Camp Hidden Valley, PA
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