The quote from my brothers Boy Scout handbook didnt get linked to this translation like I thought. When Esperanto, the International language of friendship was developed over a hundred years ago, speakers adopted a small green star as a sign that they spoke the language and hoped to meet others who did too--similar to Scouts around the world having the same salute as a way to recognize a comrade. The founder of Boy Scouting encouraged boys to take up the language in early versions of Scouting for Boys--the British handbook written by Lord Baden-Powell: I often think that when the sun goes down the world is hidden by a big blanket from the light of heaven, but the stars are little holes pierced in that by those who have done good deeds in this world. The stars are not all the same size; some are big, some are little, and some men have done small deeds, but the have made their hole in the blanket by doing good before they went to heaven. Try and make your hole in the blanket by good work while you are on earth. It is something to BE good, but it is far better to DO good
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 00:22:07 +0000
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