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As Friday began, the routine had set in and everyone felt at home in camp. Another interesting transition happened almost at the same time, by the end of the day everyone started to realize the week was more than half over and we were on a path forward to finishing up and returning home.
Cooking was getting more reliable as everyone understood how to get their propane going in time to get their food cooked, and everyone understood how to prepare to eat at the same time they prepare to clean up after dinner.
Friday’s closing ceremony commenced with a sense of accomplishment and a serious comparison of what it means to be a leader vs a boss. Leaders lead by example and a desire to bring out the best in each team member, while bosses coerce with threats and intimidation valuing the outcome over the process.
Our Troop’s closing German submarine skit performance was a hit and the evening was magical as the campfire melted away over the dusk soaked lake. Laughter, inspiration, motivation, and adrenaline set in as we prepared to pack up all our belongings, memories, lessons learned, and merit badges to share with those back home.
We grew as a troop, as a patrol, as friends, as leaders, as parents, as scouts, and as Christians. We advanced in patience, trust, kindness, moral character, leadership and virtue, understanding that we inevitably share each others successes and failures, weaknesses and strengths, for we are only as strong as our weakest link. At week’s end we could confidently say that we ventured to fly “Higher than Eagles”.
Until September…
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