It’s interesting how crabs think and work. When catching crabs, you can place them in a bucket about 12-18 inches deep and if the crab is in there by itself, will easily reach up over the lip of the can and climb out. But an interesting thing happens when you have 2 or more crabs in the same bucket. As the first crab reaches up to pull itself out, the other crabs reach up to pull the other crab back into the bucket. They will each take turns trying to climb out while the other crabs spend their time pulling the crab that is having success back down into the bucket. Are you a crab?

In our troop we have a policy of “No Cut-downs”. Simply meaning that there will be no name calling or poking fun of between troop and patrol members. Each one of us, in our own way, is trying to do our best to reach up and get out of our own bucket. When the time comes for you to reach for the stars, don’t let the envy, resentment, or competitive feelings that will be thrown at you by other people bring you down. For some odd reason there are those out in this world that want to see you fail. Rise up to the occasion and keep the self-confidence that you can do anything if you put your mind to it. As the Cub Scout motto says, Do Your Best.