To believe in something is the most important thingYou can tell those who believe in what they do, from those who just do what they do to get through.
Sometimes it scares me to see the complacency in people’s eyes, to see them give in to the power of the must dos, the power of expectations of others. What I say is to believe with all you heart in at least one thing. Then spend your time helping others believe in the truth and beauty of that which you believe. There are times in my life where I have felt like I have given in and not fought hard enough for what I believed. There will always be those times do not get discouraged. Get up again and reaffirm your belief in what is right. Then move forward.
I believe in camp. I believe in the power of children. I believe in creativity. I believe in true love. I believe in the power of one to change to the world. I wish for everyone to see the beauty of a sunset in the Canadian wilderness. I want to help others discover the power of camp to affect lives of campers and staff alike. I hope that all children have the experience of camp, the positive experience of camp.
I have seen many campers come and go over the past 15 years working at camp. I have had bad days at camp, but I have had many more good days, in fact amazing days. Days where I can not believe that I am paid to play outside all summer. Days where the one smile from the homesick camper is all that matters. Days where everything goes right and the sun sets and I know all is right with the world.
Harry Chapin, the singer of Cats in the Cradle, told a story about his grandfather. In this story his grandfather talked of good tired versus bad tired. He said that there are days when everything goes right and you succeed, but you are working on someone else’s dreams and hopes and when you go home at night you toss and turn because you are not satisfied, this is bad tired. Then there are days where you fail, but you are fighting for your hopes and your dreams and when you lay down at night to go to sleep you sleep the sleep of the just, that is good tired.
Find something to believe in. Once you find it, fight for it, dream about it and make it your life to improve it and show others why they should believe in it.
Just a thought…