Forest Witcraft, Page 2 of the October 1950 issue of Scouting.http://scoutingmagazine.org/archives/#1950-10/page/3/mode/1up http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/12/11/forest-witcraft-quote-first-appeared-scouting-magazine
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"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be different, because I was important in the life of a boy.
— Boy Scouts of America
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets ""A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be different, because I was important in the life of a boy." in the context of "Forest Witcraft, Page 2 of the October 1950 issue of Scouting.http://scoutingmagazine.org/archives/#1950-10/page/3/mode/1up http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2014/12/11/forest-witcraft-quote-first-appeared-scouting-magazine" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Boy Scouts of America" (Quotes)
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About Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with 2.7 million youth members and over 1 million adult volunteers. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.
About Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with 2.7 million youth members and over 1 million adult volunteers. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.
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