we had the scouting investiture today and i couldn't help but be inspired by our speaker Scouter Tompong. for starters, he is eighty-one years old and has been a scout since his elementary years. he says he has found so much fulfillment in the scouting movement that he would continue doing it for as long as he could. he spoke for about twenty minutes without a copy, talk about an extemporaneous speech that was full of substance. and allow me to say it again, he is eighty-one years old.
as i sat there listening to him deliver his speech with much candor and passion, i tried to fast-forward and visualize myself in about four more decades. i then wondered if i could be as sharp and as bold as he was right in front of me. then a sweet picture came into my mind that almost made me cry.
i saw prej and my sisters... we still were complete, happy, a little older and much wiser... i saw my twelve seated with me in a tight, intimate circle. we still were excited to set goals, plant cells, prepare for encounters, run the vision. of course, there were more things to talk about like love stories of our own that were more than a quarter of a century in the making, kids, grandkids, reunions and of course, the multitudes... there was so much to share even though we had been with each other for more than two-thirds of our lives...
as the speaker was met with a warm applause as he ended his speech, i was awakened from my reverie. in just a few moments, i was touched... and changed... i will continue to run the race, i will stay in love and stay loves... this is for keeps!
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