After a tiring and mentally challenging D-camp, I hope that the boys did really bring back something about what is it to be a White Stag as well as what discipline is. I've got to admit, I am not always familiar with the unit culture, when I was a scout, I thought that it was to have fun and play. However, now that I am a leader, I think back. Yes! It's about having fun and enjoying all the activities, however the underlying meaning of it, is to experience personal development and understanding to self.
It may sounds like some welfare talk or those people who preach about upgrading your skills and self... but, that's what being a White Stag Leader is. To accept all kinds of scouts and train and guide them to be better citizens of Singapore and the World. I've got to personally thank Ferret for enlightening me on this point.
Well, now that I made my point on discipline and unit culture across to all the senior boys in the unit, on behalf of the leaders. From this day, any mistakes amount to be punish, the boys will get punish.
Simple acts of kindness to yourselves, your peers, your leaders and your environment are always missing in the society today. This brings me back to the topic of "Gracious Singapore". Yeap, I got to agree on this mentality that as a person gets educated, he or she is suppose to be able to think more and to be more gracious and kind to others. However, generally, it seems otherwise. As a person becomes richer, he or she is suppose to respect and be understanding to others. However, generally, it seems otherwise.
This is not discriminating anyone or group or thing. However, when we first started out, people are "force" to treasure our lives and things surrounding us. Times were bad and there wasn't much development. Hard labour was seen every where. However as time passes, we developed to a Global city, people forgotten about basic values and moral ethnical. Instead of treasuring humanity, we treasure monies. Instead of caring for our environment, we treasure more about our well-being. From selfless creatures to selfish creatures, what more can we do to turn into gracious being?
People always wonder why I return my thanks even though it was suppose to be the opposite party doing so. Well, I've got to say thanks for remembering that I am here for you to ask for help. What is worse, to know that you are there for someone and yet he or she doesn't relate to you when in times of need, or to not know that you are there for someone and he or she relates to you when there is a need to do so?
Well, a brother of mine, Macaw was talking to me, on my way home. He asked if I have any interest in any girls at the moment. Well, of cos', I have interest in girls, what else can I have interest in... boys? (I'll use my marlin's sword to poke you if you think that way). Back to topic, I was quite hestitant to say out the who she was and such. However, to be interested in someone and to have like someone is two different matters in fact. I can be interested but eventually not like that person, get what I mean.
So yeap, as usual, brothers first, girls second. I wanted to avoid that question. However, when he told me about being open and all those stuff. I guess, it was time to get tell him, since he already told me who he was interested in anyway. Now that I think back, why I do not really say out girls that I have interest in or like to my brothers is because, I don't know if they like them as well. Simple reason, I rather let go that girl, then to spoil that brotherhood we had for a long time. I mean you can call me stupid or what. However, think about this, if someone is willing to give up a brotherhood so easily, can he do the same to the relationship with the girl? Call me old fashion or conservative, I am a man with principles to follow. I stick to those principles. However, I wouldn't say that these principles are fixed. They are dynamic with time as well, however for relationship or achievement, I still do choose relationship.
As uncertainty is a great barrier to most people in life, taking a step forward in a relationship is never an easy thing for me. After all, I always asked, "Am I ready for it?" and "What is it to keep us together as a couple?"...
Smiling with a "V' sign to the face.
It may sounds like some welfare talk or those people who preach about upgrading your skills and self... but, that's what being a White Stag Leader is. To accept all kinds of scouts and train and guide them to be better citizens of Singapore and the World. I've got to personally thank Ferret for enlightening me on this point.
Well, now that I made my point on discipline and unit culture across to all the senior boys in the unit, on behalf of the leaders. From this day, any mistakes amount to be punish, the boys will get punish.
Simple acts of kindness to yourselves, your peers, your leaders and your environment are always missing in the society today. This brings me back to the topic of "Gracious Singapore". Yeap, I got to agree on this mentality that as a person gets educated, he or she is suppose to be able to think more and to be more gracious and kind to others. However, generally, it seems otherwise. As a person becomes richer, he or she is suppose to respect and be understanding to others. However, generally, it seems otherwise.
This is not discriminating anyone or group or thing. However, when we first started out, people are "force" to treasure our lives and things surrounding us. Times were bad and there wasn't much development. Hard labour was seen every where. However as time passes, we developed to a Global city, people forgotten about basic values and moral ethnical. Instead of treasuring humanity, we treasure monies. Instead of caring for our environment, we treasure more about our well-being. From selfless creatures to selfish creatures, what more can we do to turn into gracious being?
People always wonder why I return my thanks even though it was suppose to be the opposite party doing so. Well, I've got to say thanks for remembering that I am here for you to ask for help. What is worse, to know that you are there for someone and yet he or she doesn't relate to you when in times of need, or to not know that you are there for someone and he or she relates to you when there is a need to do so?
Well, a brother of mine, Macaw was talking to me, on my way home. He asked if I have any interest in any girls at the moment. Well, of cos', I have interest in girls, what else can I have interest in... boys? (I'll use my marlin's sword to poke you if you think that way). Back to topic, I was quite hestitant to say out the who she was and such. However, to be interested in someone and to have like someone is two different matters in fact. I can be interested but eventually not like that person, get what I mean.
So yeap, as usual, brothers first, girls second. I wanted to avoid that question. However, when he told me about being open and all those stuff. I guess, it was time to get tell him, since he already told me who he was interested in anyway. Now that I think back, why I do not really say out girls that I have interest in or like to my brothers is because, I don't know if they like them as well. Simple reason, I rather let go that girl, then to spoil that brotherhood we had for a long time. I mean you can call me stupid or what. However, think about this, if someone is willing to give up a brotherhood so easily, can he do the same to the relationship with the girl? Call me old fashion or conservative, I am a man with principles to follow. I stick to those principles. However, I wouldn't say that these principles are fixed. They are dynamic with time as well, however for relationship or achievement, I still do choose relationship.
As uncertainty is a great barrier to most people in life, taking a step forward in a relationship is never an easy thing for me. After all, I always asked, "Am I ready for it?" and "What is it to keep us together as a couple?"...
Smiling with a "V' sign to the face.
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