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Saturday is
the end of one week and the beginning of another. Being the leader of the week
that sticks around for the next week, Saturday is no day off. From meetings to meetings to planning for the
next week of the expedition free time is very limited,
The new
leader team this week are not afraid of the cold and sleeping outside is what
we desire. Throwing the ten to the bottom of the dry bag and sleeping just
under the tarp we used to cook under. The fire pit that sits on the beach has
been slowly being filled with wood for this evenings bonfire.
The stars
tonight lite up the sky, the firs lights up our journals, and the laughter
lights up our souls. As the day comes to a close my mind opens up like a book.
A book ready to tell a story. This is a story of a cook, who must prepare his
meals for many men wandering through the vast land of this world. This is a
story of a baker who kneads bread between his hands over and over again for
meals for children. Or a story of a builder, construction, deconstruction, and piecing
together something of great importance.
Now, once in a while all of these people and
many more are combined into one. This is story of a man who has to do all of
any skills or crafts that he may be, and expiditionist. An adventure that needed to cook each meal
for themselves, and baking bread for his fellow companions. Lastly a builder,
when he needs a tent, a home, a bridge, a boat or anything. An expiditionist
must have all of the skills, all the tools, and all of the knowledge to do anything
on his own.
This is
like how we as leaders need to be. You have to be skilled, knowledgeable and
have the tools to do everything and anything that could be needed. As a leader
we must have anything for anyone we will lead. Today this is not a book. Today
is not a story. Today is life. Yesterday, yesterday was a story.
Joshua M. Samuels
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