Some of you are familiar with a quote from an Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." You have probably also heard the old proverb, "nothing ventured, nothing gained." Both of these statements talk about taking risks. Often in life, we do not take risks due to a fear of failure. Sometimes this fear paralyses us, often irrationally so, and keeps us from reaching our potential or achieving greatness. In life, it is important to be able to rise above the fear of failure, embarrassment, or imminent loss and just try. It may take multiple swings at the bat to hit a home run, but that end result is worth all the effort. Conversely, we know that if something is easy, it is not an achievement at all, as we did not have to overcome anything to do it and thus it has no value at all. Do not be afraid to take some risks in life. Sometimes you will fail, but that does not make you a failure -- it just means that you need to try again or try something different. This is the only way that we discover what we are capable of accomplishing.
A Scout is Brave.