Oh the Places You'll Go Writing Contest
Education is my mountain. I must focus my attention to the giant that towers above me and move it piece by piece. I will Move it, and then rebuild it behind me, to be a monument of my accomplishment. I will face obstacles, but with open arms. For challenges come paired with opportunity. This mount will be one of isolation and time management.
As adulthood approaches, time begins to race like a runner breaking into a sprint just before the finish. As I talk to my friends it seems soon they will no longer be at my side. They too, are off on their own adventures. Watching them go is an unwelcomed change. Past experiences bonded me with those that I love. I’m most fortunate to have them. It is they who told me of the opportunity I now have to find new friends whose paths are parallel to mine, and prove myself independent.
During my efforts the temptation will come to be like a drooping flower waiting for a storm to bring the rain. Unlike the flower however, I cannot sit and wait for things to happen. The waiting room is not for me. Decisions don’t get made, papers don’t get written or projects completed by waiting for the opportune moment. I have to make those moments come to me. My energy may lack and I may slow down, but stopping is waiting, and waiting I won’t. Not while the opportunity to go and do is mine.
I will demonstrate what is important to me by the work that I do and the actions I take. With the help of my friends assuredly I’ll move this great mount, but in the times when I’m without I will carry on in my quest. Time waits for no one, it has been proven true, but in moving my mountain I can find opportunities too.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Dear Yellowstone
Dear Yellowstone,
I write to you on matters concerning the recent decision by the Concession Management Division of Yellowstone National Park to limit the use of the park by units coming out of Camp Loll, a Boy Scout Camp of the Trapper Trails Counsel. These matters have an important impact on me because the decision affects my place of summer employment. The area where Camp Loll is located is a place that I consider home, not just a seasonal place of employment. I take great pride in that part of the wilderness. Along with the camp, the trails and areas that venture into Yellowstone National Park also hold a special place in my heart. I consider them home and take great pride in protecting and preserving those treasures for future generations. That is a wonderful gift that you and the other national park services give to all Americans. You provide us with access to the great treasures of the world. Everyone in the United States should be able to consider it home.
Camp Loll and Yellowstone have always worked together and cooperated with each other. The park is an important element in the program that we run. We use the park to demonstrate the proper procedure to follow in the backcountry and we also show the scouts the beauties that we are trying to protect. We instill in them a pride for their nation’s treasures. The park takes part in the proper growth and development of the future leaders of the country. We need Yellowstone. Likewise, the park has a need for us. Our presence within the park has had positive influence on the environment. Our staff members and scouts have not only fought to reduce impact from our own use but we help take care of the messes left behind from other visitors. It is my hope that we can continue this mutual symbiosis.
The young people of this nation have a right to enjoy the beauties of Yellowstone’s wilderness. By experiencing the wild through exercising these rights they will develop a sense of duty and responsibility to protect what belongs to them. I have witnessed the even greater beauty of a young man’s face as he first lays his eyes upon the magnificent Union Falls in Yellowstone. That transformation is not merely a facial change; it is a change of heart and attitude towards the treasures of the wild. Please help us take the steps to regain our partnership with Yellowstone National Park. For any questions call me, or reply to the address above. 801-792-2411
Sincerely,
Wesley Mathis
I write to you on matters concerning the recent decision by the Concession Management Division of Yellowstone National Park to limit the use of the park by units coming out of Camp Loll, a Boy Scout Camp of the Trapper Trails Counsel. These matters have an important impact on me because the decision affects my place of summer employment. The area where Camp Loll is located is a place that I consider home, not just a seasonal place of employment. I take great pride in that part of the wilderness. Along with the camp, the trails and areas that venture into Yellowstone National Park also hold a special place in my heart. I consider them home and take great pride in protecting and preserving those treasures for future generations. That is a wonderful gift that you and the other national park services give to all Americans. You provide us with access to the great treasures of the world. Everyone in the United States should be able to consider it home.
Camp Loll and Yellowstone have always worked together and cooperated with each other. The park is an important element in the program that we run. We use the park to demonstrate the proper procedure to follow in the backcountry and we also show the scouts the beauties that we are trying to protect. We instill in them a pride for their nation’s treasures. The park takes part in the proper growth and development of the future leaders of the country. We need Yellowstone. Likewise, the park has a need for us. Our presence within the park has had positive influence on the environment. Our staff members and scouts have not only fought to reduce impact from our own use but we help take care of the messes left behind from other visitors. It is my hope that we can continue this mutual symbiosis.
The young people of this nation have a right to enjoy the beauties of Yellowstone’s wilderness. By experiencing the wild through exercising these rights they will develop a sense of duty and responsibility to protect what belongs to them. I have witnessed the even greater beauty of a young man’s face as he first lays his eyes upon the magnificent Union Falls in Yellowstone. That transformation is not merely a facial change; it is a change of heart and attitude towards the treasures of the wild. Please help us take the steps to regain our partnership with Yellowstone National Park. For any questions call me, or reply to the address above. 801-792-2411
Sincerely,
Wesley Mathis
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