[D9640general] FW: [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 663

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Tue May 1, 2007 8:47 pm (PST) 

Bill's MESSAGES
May 2007 
The Rotarian 

Dear fellow Rotarians,

When I speak before a Rotarian audience, I often find myself quoting 
the words of others. And although the quotations I use rarely come 
from Rotary sources, they speak to the universal lessons of Rotary 
and to our tasks as Rotarians. Khalil Gibran wasn't thinking of 
Rotary when he wrote: "You give but little when you give of your 
possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give." 
Yet these are perfect words to apply to the pleasure we experience in 
giving to our Rotary Foundation and doing our humanitarian work as 
Rotarians.

I frequently come across a quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt, who 
said, "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their 
dreams." That surely is so, for the world needs people of vision, 
people who are capable of dreaming dreams. We see in Rotary day after 
day how these dreams influence the things we do, for it is not enough 
just to dream: You must put your dreams into action.

Last year in Copenhagen, Denmark, I began a speech by quoting from 
the sundial that stands outside Union Station by Alameda Street in 
Los Angeles, a historic part of that city. The inscription on the 
sundial reads, Vision to see, faith to believe, courage to do. That 
line struck me as a perfect representation of what is required of us 
to be successful in Rotary. We must see the needs around us, believe 
we can make a difference, and step forward to act.

Over and over throughout this year, Lorna and I have seen Rotarians 
who have done all of this. They have had the vision to see - to look 
at their community and to look even more broadly at the global 
village. But that vision alone is not enough. It is essential that we 
as Rotarians have the faith to believe we can make a difference. We 
see so many statistics that horrify us: how many are hungry, how many 
are illiterate, how many are denied access to clean water and 
sanitation. It would be so easy to say these problems are too great 
for us to attempt to solve.

But as Rotarians, we do not walk away from these tremendous 
challenges. Not only do we have that faith to believe we can make a 
difference, we have the courage to do. That courage is the difference 
between dreaming great dreams and putting them into action.

In all our travels this year, Lorna and I have seen projects that, 
one by one, are changing the world. They are succeeding because 
Rotarians everywhere are acting on their courage to do. I have always 
been proud to be a Rotarian, but as I see more and more of what 
Rotary can accomplish, I am ever more honored to be a member of the 
first and the greatest service club in the world.

W.B. (Bill) Boyd
President, Rotary International

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