Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Camping trip

In the Boy Scouts, there's this principle which states that you should leave something better than when you first found it. Meaning? If you go to a campsite, you should try to make it better for the next group to come in--leave no trace, make natural improvements without destroying it, hike you trash out and any left over from earlier forays. That's a good rule for life. Before you leave this mortal coil, help somebody out. It doesn't always have to be a grand gesture, but it ought to be something. Something to benefit somebody else, lift them up higher. And give yourself a boost in the bargain.

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