First Kajang Scout Troop Official Webpage: Happy Founder's Day

Monday, February 21, 2011

Happy Founder's Day

February 22nd marks the birthday of Lord Robert Baden-Powell the founder of the Scout Movement. Coincidentally, B-P (born in 1857) and his wife Olave Baden-Powell (born in 1889), shared the same birthday.

Nearly all National Scout Associations throughout the world, celebrate this day as « Founder's Day ». It is considered a special day, as well as an opportunity to learn more about BP's life and his work. His Writings remain inspiring to many and incredibly on phase with our times.

February 22nd is also celebrated by Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world as World Thinking Day or just Thinking Day. It is a day to think about the meaning of Guiding and Scouting and about other countries and cultures.

Wishing all the 1st Kajang Boy Scout Happy Founder's Day on 22 Feb and please recite to the Scout Promise.

Once A Scout, Always a Scout.

'Be Prepared, Look Wide"

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SCOUT PROMISE AND SCOUT LAWS

On my honour I promise that I will do my best,

to do my duty to God, King and country

to help other people at all times

to obey the Scout laws.

Scout Laws

- A Scout is to be trusted and have self dignity.

-A Scout loyal towards the King and other Rajas, towards the Scout Masters, parents, employer and the people under him.

-A Scout is to make himself useful and helpful at all times.

-A Scout is a friend to all of any States, rank or any other religion.

-A Scout is good and kind and will always do good.

-A Scout is good and kind to animals.

-A Scout always follow his parents',Leaders' orders without any questions.

-A Scout is always patient and smile during difficulties.

-A Scout is thrifty.

-A Scout is clean and pure of thoughts, words and actions.

B-P's Last Message

"Dear Scouts - If you have ever seen the play "Peter Pan" you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly when the time came for him to die he might not have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of good-bye.

Remember, it is the last time you will ever hear from me, so think it over.

I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have as happy a life too.

I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy, so that you can be useful and so you can enjoy life when you are a man.

Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.

But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and 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. "Be Prepared" in this way, to live happy and to die happy- stick to your Scout Promise always when you have ceased to be a boy - and God help you to do it.

Your friend,

Robert Baden-Powell"

The message is undated but probably was written before 1929 because it was signed "Robert Baden-Powell" instead of "Baden-Powell of Gilwell". Lady Baden-Powell said that this letter, in an envelope addressed "to the Boy Scouts," along with other papers was always carried with them on their travels in an envelope marked "In the event of my death".