They almost twinkle. He looks over at you and smiles. And then, it slowly dawns on you. The Chief Scout of the World. So many things have changed since the early days, then a second world war, and the pace of technology.
Life seems so much more complicated today.
And yet the problems you have today are so much like the ones I saw when I returned from my years in South Africa. His manner was relaxed and friendly as he continued. I saw crime and poverty, declining standards of morality, and an educational system that did not seem to be able to keep up with the needs of our society or civilization. This was of great concern to me and to many others. I told the story in my Lessons from the Varsity of Life , written back in 1933.