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THE SCOUTERS DISPATCH December 2017 http://hwscouting.ca/
UPCOMING EVENTS HW AREA 2017-18
THE SCOUTERS DISPATCH December 2017 Volume 29 Issue 3
BATTLEFIELDS CALENDAR look under EVENTS http://bfc.scouts.ca/
CAMP BOOKINGS https://swocamps.ca/
BATTLEFIELDS TRAINING http://bat.scouts.ca/ca/training
RECOGNISE SOMEONE WHO HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB
http://www.scouts.ca/thanks/
Battlefields Calendar – Please send as much detail as possible; location, date
and times, contact information, explanation of acronyms.
http://bat.scouts.ca/ca/node/694 OR email Bill Kowalchyk: [email protected]
DISPATCH DEADLINES The deadline will be the 10th of the month with the June
THE SCOUTERS DISPATCH December 2017 http://hwscouting.ca/
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PATROL CORNER
The Search For Truth
Morpheus: "This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.
You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and be-
lieve whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in
Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." - The Matrix
“A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished
work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how".”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
"In the stillness of your presence, you can feel your own formless and timeless reality as the unmanifested life that animates your physical
form. You can then feel the same life deep within every other human and every other creature. You look beyond the veil of form and separa-
tion. This is the realization of oneness. This is love." - Eckhart Tolle
It was a night just like any other night - thousands and thousands had passed before, and thousands and thousands would be yet to be, and yet something
was very different about this ordinary night. Some say that God became incarnate that night, while others would say that love and truth were born, but the
essence is the same - on that night over 2000 years ago, something indescribable happened, but it changed the world.
I remember a story from the book "One" by Richard Bach. In it, he and his wife come across a monk who has been praying, and a book with
golden pages has appeared - a book of truth. Richard began reading the book, and expressed the desire to tell the world about the truths that
it contained. He and the monk spoke at some length about the challenges presented by what he was proposing. As the sun set, Richard's wife
said "I'm cold". The campfire that had been burning nearby was now turning to coals, and the monk took the book from Richard, and hand-
ing it to his wife, said "Here, burn this". Richard snatches the book back and exclaims "No, you can't burn the truth"! The monk replies
"That's right - you can't burn the truth - these are only pages - the truth is there for whoever wants to find it - anyone can seek the truth - few
do". My world turned upside-down when I realized that truth isn't what is on the written page - truth is the idea which those words express,
and needs to be recognized, and exist in the hearts and minds of people in order to be of any consequence.
In the movie "The Matrix", Neo is living an ordinary life as an office worker, only to discover that he is living in a dream world created by
computers. He is given the choice to return to the dream world and forget about reality, or to stay in the real world and, as Morpheus puts it,
see how deep the rabbit-hole goes. It is a choice that some make easily and others make with great difficulty. A dream world can always be
fun and entertaining, while the real world sometimes involves sorrow and pain. One only has to look at the news with its bombings, shoot-
ings, unrest and natural disasters, to see why some would choose to escape. The difference is that when you become conscious to the real
world, conscious to yourself, everything takes on new meaning - you begin to see God and truth and love in everyone and everything, and
you can't shut it off - nor would you want to. Remember, something doesn't have to be real to be true, but it does have to be true to be real.
Like Eckhart Tolle, I can see a new earth, and I believe Scouting can see it too. At the beginning of our promise are the
words "On my honour". Honour is all about truth and love, and is a perfect platform for seeking truth and love. Imagine
what that world would be like. Judicial decisions that were not about which side won, but about two sides seeking the
truth - not about vengeance and punishment, but about forgiveness and consequences. Debates between science and
religion ending, as two sides align in their search for the truth. Conflict and violence ending, as society starts caring for
all its members, rather than being surprised when the ones it marginalizes go on a rampage. Jesus of Nazareth changed
something 2000 years ago, and many have followed in his footsteps. As the apostle Paul said, "Whatever is good, what-
ever is noble, whatever is true - think on these things".
And finally, with every fiber of my being, I wish for you a Merry Christmas - may love and truth touch your heart!
"The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others"
"A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens"
"A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances" - Lord Robert Baden-Powell