The Singing Scoutmaster: The Bank of Trust

Imagine trust as a bank account. Every time you keep a promise, tell the truth, or do the right thing when no one is watching, you make a deposit. Over time, those deposits add up. People learn they can count on you.

But here's the thing about the bank of trust: it takes dozens of deposits to build up a balance, but sometimes just one withdrawal to empty the account. One big lie. One broken promise. One moment of dishonesty can erase months or years of trustworthy behavior.

A Scout is trustworthy, which means we protect that account carefully. We make regular deposits through consistent honesty and reliability. And we avoid withdrawals by refusing to compromise our integrity, even when it's tempting. Because once your trust account is empty, it's very hard to rebuild.