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Thread #161583   Message #3843600
Posted By: Senoufou
08-Mar-17 - 04:20 AM
Thread Name: BS: Rules in Life
Subject: RE: BS: Rules in Life
I was a Brownie in the fifties, then a Girl Guide, Patrol Leader, going on to help with a local Brownie pack as 'Pack Leader' finishing up as a Tawny Owl. In those days the Guide Law was very different. Ten parts, and some a bit questionable, for example:-

"A Guide's duty is to be useful..."
"A Guide must smile and sing under all difficulties.."

I always found the latter to be a bit daft. Imagine a serious disaster and breaking into song with a big grin one one's face. Weird.

However (my lovely neighbour is a Guider) the Law has changed. It now encourages Guides to use their time wisely, face challenges and learn from experiences and so on. Much better.