In life, there always seems to be Genuine and Generic…. What is the difference….? Is margarine butter?  Is facial tissue always Kleen-x?, Is a CD player a Discman?

 They are all very similar products, but different. The pairs are often interchanged, but are they the same. I would say not. Some are the REAL thing, and some are wanna-be’s. What makes the difference is what is on the inside.

 Even though we may exchange the two words often, butter and only butter is butter. The same holds true for Eagle Scouts too.

 There are really two visions of Eagle Scouts. All Eagles Scouts have done the needed tasks to complete the award but some of them are different on the inside. Some are more genuine than others. What are the differences?

 The first one is the genuine Eagle lives the life of and Eagle Scout. He uses the skills taught to him through Scouting and makes it every part of their life. To be Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful and so on is what has become a daily lifestyle without even knowing it. To help others and to think of others first, is common practice. The genuine Eagle Scout LIVES by the Scout law….

 The generic Eagle Scout is one who earns his award but does not really have what is needed on the inside to make them genuine. They may give themselves the fancy label, talk about how they are genuine and how great they are but the bottom line is, they don’t live it in their actions. They boast about how they accomplished their Eagle but others don’t know it unless they are told.

 A genuine Eagle Scout does not have to tell people they are the real thing cause they see it in everything they do, words mean so little compared to actions. It is rare that butter has to brag about being butter, but margarine does have to brag about being LIKE butter. So the question you should ask yourself, as an Eagle Scout, are you Generic or Genuine?

 You be the judge.

 Tim Falendysz