I-Lowdown kwi-Boy Scout Merit Badges
I-Boy Scouts imayelana nekampu, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, nokuzijabulisa, kodwa futhi ngokuthola amakhono ukuhlala nje ehlane kepha ukufaka isandla emphakathini wonke. Ama-Scouts e-Eagle kumele agcwalise amabheji angu-21 amancane. Lokhu kungase kubonakale sengathi kuningi, kodwa kungcono amabheji angu-10 nje kuphela okuthiwa i-Life Scout kakade, futhi amathuba, indodana yakho isuqedile amabheji amaningi ohlwini oludingekile.
Uhlu lwamabheji wengane yakho kumele lufake lezi zihloko ezingu-12 eziqondile kakhulu:
Amabheji adingekayo we-Eagle
- Usizo Lokuqala: Omunye wamabheji wokuqala okumele awunikezwe yi-Boy Scouts of America, ibheji lokuqala lokusiza idinga ukusiza lapho umuntu egula noma elimala kuze kufike usizo lochwepheshe.
- Ubumphakathi Emphakathini: Ukuqonda ukuthi ungahlanganyela kanjani kuhulumeni wasekhaya futhi wenze izinguquko kuyingxenye yendlela yokuthola le bheji.
- Ubumphakathi Esizweni: Ukumelela amalungelo abanye futhi nokuvikela izwe lethu namalungelo abantu ngabanye kuyisihluthulelo kule bheji ezuzwa yi-Eagle Scout.
- Ubunikazi Emhlabeni: Le bheji inikezwa ngokuvuleka nokubona umehluko odlule ukuze uqonde ukuthi abanye emhlabeni wethu bahlala kanjani, naphezu kokuhlukana kwethu.
- Ukuxhumana: Njengoba kuboniswe uMnyango wezeMfundo wase-US: "Ukuxhumana kugxila endleleni abantu abasebenzisa ngayo imiyalezo ukuze baveze izincazelo ngaphakathi nangaphansi kwezimo ezihlukahlukene, amasiko, iziteshi, kanye nabezindaba. Insimu yokukhulumisana ikhuthaza umkhuba osebenzayo wokuziphatha kwabantu."
- Ukusebenza komuntu siqu: Amasonto ayishumi nambili asetshenziselwa ukubheja ibheji lokufaneleka emzimbeni kufanele avumele ama-scouts ukuba afunde ukubaluleka kokunakekelwa kwemizimba yabo nokuhlala efanelekile futhi enempilo yabo bonke ukuphila kwabo.
- Ukulungiswa okuphuthumayo noma ibheji lokuphila: Ukulungele ukusiza ukugcina impilo ethile eyenziwa ubuhlungu noma ekucindezelekeni noma emanzini yilokhu okubhekiswe kulo bheji ebalulekile. Ngempela incazelo ye "ulungiselele."
- Isayensi Yezemvelo: Esikhathini eside ngaphambi kokuba kube umkhuba, inhlangano ye-Boy Scouts yayikhathazekile ngempilo enhlalakahle nenhlalakahle yemvelo yethu yangaphandle. Ama-Scouts afunde zonke izinhlobo zamakhono eziphathelene nokuphuma ngaphandle ukuze uthole le bheji.
- Ukuphathwa komuntu siqu: "Ukuphathwa komuntu siqu ngokuphathelene nokudweba uhlelo lokuphila kwakho okuzobandakanya ukubeka imigomo ephansi nezindawo ezide futhi uphenye izindlela ezahlukene zokufinyelela lezo zinhloso. Imfundo, ukuqeqeshwa, nokuzwa wonke usizo kwenza izinjongo zakho zibe ngokoqobo. Ukuze ufeze imigomo yakho, uzokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu futhi uzibophezele kulo, kuyilapho uhlala uguquguqukayo ngokwanele ukubhekana nezinguquko namathuba amasha. " - Boy Scouts waseMelika
- Ukubhukuda, ukuhamba ngezintaba noma ibheji lokuhamba ngebhayisikili - Ukuphepha kanye nobuchule kulezi zindawo ezintathu kuyisihluthulelo sokuba insizwa enempilo futhi ehlelwe kahle.
- Amatende: Amatende kanye nokuhlola ama-scouting baye bahlangana phakathi kokuqala komhlangano we-Boy Scouts of America. Ngesikhathi eqala ukunyakaza kwe-Scouting ekuqaleni kwawo-1900, uRobert Baden-Powell wakhuthaza wonke amaScout ukuba afunde ubuciko bokuhlala ngaphandle. Ukufunda amathuluzi namakhono adingekayo ukuze usinde futhi uthuthuke ngaphandle kungaphakathi kwenhliziyo yalokho okusesidlangalaleni.
- Ukuphila Komndeni: Ukubonga isipho esiyigugu somndeni nokwakha umndeni oqinile esikhathini esizayo kukhona izifundo nemigomo ama-scouts akhuthazwa ukuba afunde futhi afise.
Ezinye zalezi amabheji zidla isikhathi esiningi. Ukuzivocavoca komuntu siqu, kunzima, ikakhulukazi kunoma ubani ohilelekile esikoleni sezemidlalo esiphakeme, kodwa yisikhathi sokuzibophezela kwezinyanga ezintathu futhi uma ingane yakho ingagcinanga ngaphezu kwamanani amaningi okugcina irekhodi, iphenduka ngokushesha. Isayensi yezemvelo ingaba mnandi kakhulu, kodwa cishe akunakwenzeka ukuyenza ekhaya. Ngamafuphi, kukhona ezinye izingcezu zangaphakathi zolwazi - amathiphu ukuthi noma ubani onokuhlola okudala ase-Eagle uzokwazi kakade - okungenza umehluko omkhulu ekutholeni lezi zidingo zigcwaliseke ngesikhathi esifanele, ngendlela ephathekayo futhi ejabulisayo.
Ihlelwe nguSharon Greenthal