Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 49

Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 49
Ársrit Bandalags Lúterskra kvenna 47 up or returned to the suitcases, making our beds and cleaning our dormitories. Small as these duties might be, they did serve a pur- pose. They taught us to help and be responsible for many of the things which we rely on Mother to do at home. A nice thing about this is that many of the campers continue to help after they return home. Coming to camp is an experience which holds in store many new and exciting things for every camper. First and foremost, camp life is very different from our everyday life at home. We share our bedroom with about twenty others. Can you imagine the dining room at home if we crowded fifty or sixty youngsters around the table for Mother to feed? Second comes the exciting experience in meeting our fellow campers. We soon get to know one another, to share experiences, and become the best of friends. Children from the cities, towns, villages and farms gather together to learn how people live in other parts of the country. These new friendships are wonderful for young people and serve to broaden their outlook on life. No school or university can compete in this form of education. At camp, life is informal, with everyone on an equal footing. Social status is forgotten and we are all of one and the same page in the book of Who’s Who. Everyone is expected to take part in all planned activities, whether they be sports, handicrafts or devotional. Since we are all a little different in our make-up, a variety of activities gives each and every one an opportunity at expression. Handicrafts are a wonderful part of camp life and are an excellent means of ex- pression to those who do not excel in sports and thus help to prevent the development of an inferiority complex. An inferiority complex is dangerous because it prevents a youngster from deriving the full pleasures of camp life. It is a well known fact that we can’t be good in everything, and a variety in recreational facilities offers each camper an opportunity to exhibit his or her talents, whatever they may be. Concerts, sports, bonfires, weiner-roasts, hiking and many sports give each child a chance to participate in some activity. The greatest lesson I learned from this is a feeling or a sense that I belong. To me that is important. Until we feel that we can belong, our life is humdrum and without much purpose. Water-safety is taught and practised at camp. We were taught
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