Operation Wisdom Swap

Wisdom shared is ageless and eternal. 

Where does Wisdom come from?

On a star-filled night in 1966 two Boy Scouts were nestled into their sleeping bags in the shadow of the high peaks of the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. Ross, the older of the two, asked his tent mate if he had memorized the Morse Code yet.

“No, It is too difficult,” was the reply. Over the next hour and a half, in the moonlit darkness, Ross drilled his companion, dot dash, dot dot dot-dash dash dash, etc. With Ross’s help, the younger scout passes off all the requirements to achieve the rank of First Class Scout.

A year and a half later, Ross, his tent mate of that earlier summer night, and 4 others who had all been mentored by Ross stood proudly at a Court of Honor and received their Eagle Scout rank. Such an event was rare in the small rural town the boys called home, 58 years later those memories of mentoring have spread their influence around the world and will continue generationally to influence thousands and tens of thousands.

Wind River Mountains, Wyoming

The following is attributed to Socrates by his mentee Plato;

“I am wiser than this man; neither of us likely knows anything worthwhile, but he thinks he knows something when he does not, whereas when I do not know, neither do I think I know; so I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent, that I do not think I know what I do not know.”

-Plato’s Apology

The overarching and undergirding principles of OWS are:
  • Reverence or Respect for God and His Creations
  • Reverence or Respect for fellow human beings
  • Do Good and Be Good
  • Help Others, especially those in need