TEN NEEDS OF A BOY

1. To climb a mountain and to look afar.
2. To sit around an embered campfire with good friends.
3. To test his strength and skill on his very own.
4. To be alone with his own thoughts and with his God.
5. To be able to reach out and find the hand of an understanding man ready and willing to help. 6. To have a code to live by, easily understood and fair.
7. A chance to play hard just for the fun of it … and to work hard for the thrill of it.
8. To have a chance to fail … and to know why.
9. To have and to be a good friend, and to have a chance to prove both.
10.To have a hero … and a vision to measure him by.

[Found tucked inside my brother, Richard’s, wallet after he died in July of 1999. Richard was a Scoutmaster for over 40 years and under his direction helped over 40 boys become Eagle Scouts.]