Keeping the Temple

 

Scouts learn that they must take care of their bodies and keep them healthy and functioning. After all, as Jim Rohn said, “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” If you are weak and sick all the time, you will find it very difficult to successfully achieving your dreams. Even if those dreams do not require a lot of physical activity, it is hard to do anything when you do not feel well.

Taking care of your body is not a hard thing to do. It would help if you treated it like the temple scripture says it is. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:16, “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” If we are temples, should we not treat our bodies with the respect that requires? Musician Henry Rollins put it when he said, “Keep your blood clean, your body lean, and your mind sharp.”

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body,

 it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”

John F. Kennedy

1917-1963

35^th U.S. President

 

Success expert Tony Robbins always talks of the body being the vehicle we drive to success. We cannot run out of steam when we are driving up the hill of success. Robbins said, “The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel, and the more you will use your talents to produce outstanding results.” The better you feel, the better you will perform, the more energy you will have to preserver, and the happier you will be with the results.

Let’s face it; Scouts need to know that when your body is in shape and your energy level high, you feel great. There is nothing better than that feeling of being unstoppable when you are pursuing your dream. 

There are four keys to gaining a strong and healthy body: 1) Eat right. 2) Exercise and move around. 3) Get adequate rest. 4) Live a simple life. The last one is essential. The more complicated your life, the harder it is to stay fit. Albert Einstein said, “I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.”

This body you have is the only one you get. Take care of it. Treat it like a temple. Could you keep it clean, healthy, and useable? Scouts learn that the better you care for your body, the better your life will be.

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