Scouting's founder, Robert Baden-Powell, once said, "Try to leave this world a little better than you found it, and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best." In our world, we see those that suffer violence, injustice, and poverty. Nations and communities seek to mandate and legislate change, but laws mean nothing to those who have not a deep sense of morality. The values we learn as Scouts – being a good citizen, treating others with kindness, withholding judgement, giving of one's time doing good deeds, reverence, and respect – are no less needed now as they were when Scouting began over a century ago. The Scout Oath and Law are not rules that we live by until we turn 18 – these are sacred pledges that we promise to live by for the rest of our lives.
A Scout is Loyal.