Life Purpose and Ambitions
Matthew Netardus
Being an Eagle Scout carries more responsibilities then simply showing up to the meetings, going on campouts, and earning merit badges. It carries with it a responsibility to spread the scout spirit not only by encouraging others to join scouts, but by using what you learn in the scouts to help the world around you. An Eagle Scout not only has to improve the troop he is in, he has a duty to improve the community, and nation that he is in. Not only have I been a scout for the past years, I have also been very active in my community. Apart from the volunteer work that I do with Scouts, I have been volunteering 2 hours twice a week at my high school teaching kids that can’t afford lessons how to play tennis for free. One of my life ambitions is to become not only a good tennis player, but a good teacher. I’ve found many opportunities to use good tennis teaching skills for the sole benefit of the community. Another one of my ambitions is to become an FBI agent. This is where my personal ambition and my life purpose fuse together. During my future career as an FBI agent, both my life purpose and ambition will become the same thing, so save the lives of other people. For me, saving the life of another innocent human is the pinnacle of human achievement, and therefore something that I not only aspire to accomplish, but that I believe is one of the main life purposes of all human beings, but especially those who have attained Eagle Scout.
