Let us not use our youthfulness as an excuse for not working for the good of our nation, for not dedicating ourselves to the causes that promote the welfare of our people. Let us do the task hat has to be done today.

    While not many of us are given the privilege of dying heroic deaths for our country and for our fellowmen, we are all given the opportunity to live for our country and our fellowmen, we are called upon to devote our talents, our energies and our strength to promote and secure the well-being of our people.

    We can do this all the time. While Everyday life does not usually give the opportunity for acts of gallant heroism, it gives us adequate opportunity to serve others.

    We can always bring enlightenment and joyous confidence into our homes and schools. We can all provide little services that can mean so much to others. Something as simple as a smile can brighten lives. A kind word, a thoughtful act can make a bigger difference. Helping the handicapped and and our neighbors, putting others before ourselves - these are the little things of life that build character and ground us in the heroic spirit.

    All these little acts are in keeping with our Boy Scout Oath. But besides these individual acts, the BSP have undertaken campaigns and programs  that have had impact at the national level. Your tree planting and cleanliness campaigns, your anti polio and malaria control programs, your fight against drug addiction and your disaster preparedness drive show that you, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, truly live the spirit of service and our indeed partness in nation building.