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No, not personally why I’m a leader. A nice poem from the US.

I’m not a Cub Scout Leader for the easy hours, high pay, parents’ gratitude, power or prestige.

I’m a leader because I want the world for your son and mine,

I want it to be a world he can shape and help shape; a world of love and laughter, where he can show compassion.

I want him to be able to look at the stars, a sunrise, a sunset, the work and world of man — and feel their beauty inside himself.

I want to help him to learn to finish anything he starts and do it well. I want to guide him to know his worth with a deeper understanding of himself.

I want to help shape men who have strength of character and are sensitive to the needs of others. I want them to be the best they can be.

I’m giving of myself and my time. I reap rewards far beyond what I give. I receive for my children and future generations a better world.

I am a Cub Scout Leader because I care.

From Baloo’s Bugle via Rikki’s Scouting Resources

Here’s to the membership,
Here’s to the children,
Creators of havoc
And makers of such a din.

They scream and they holler
And batter our ears.
They run and they tumble
And they drive us to tears.

But still, in the end,
They grow and they learn.
They show off the skills
And the badges they earn.

We guide them and teach them
Because, in the end,
They’re what it’s all for—

We do it for them.

(I’m not sure where I saw this. If you’re the author, please leave a comment so I can credit you.)