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Uh This is Our American Stories, and today we have a feature from one of our regular contributors, Stephen Resiniak. This piece is entitled, I'm Coming With You. To read this story and its backstory, please visit Scott. stephen raciniac.com Here's Stephen sharply. Sharing his story.
Mm. I was surprised that he was even up. As I was adjusting the knot on my tie, He was suddenly there. My just home from college, 20-year-old son Michael. Yawning at my bedroom door.
His thick mane of hair was noticeably disheveled, and the sleepy look in his eyes told me that he probably should have just stayed in bed. Morning. What are you getting all dressed up for? I have to go to a funeral. Oh yeah?
Who died? A man who had meant a lot to me. A man who changed my life a long time ago. I guess this guy was pretty important to you. Yeah, he was.
Michael pondered my answer for a moment and then said something that caught me totally by surprise.
So, if he was that important to you, then I guess that means that. He was kind of important to me too. As I stood there, stunned by what he had just said. He continued. If he meant that much to you, then give me a few minutes.
I'm coming with you. Before I could even respond, Michael was gone, upstairs to his bedroom to get dressed. He returned a few minutes later and the transformation was amazing. His sleeping t-shirt and shorts had been replaced by a dark pull-over sweater, docker pants, and real shoes instead of his favorite basketball sneakers. and that thick mane of unruly hair that moments before seemed to have had a mind of its own, was now combed into perfect submission.
We left for the cemetery. It was a long time ago. I was a Boy Scout on a weekend camping trip, and although I knew better, I broke a cardinal camp rule and wandered away from our sight. And then no time at all. I became lost in the woods.
But after a while, and by some miracle I somehow found my way back just as local law enforcement, park rangers, and my troop leaders were about to set out to find me. I was otherwise unharmed. Except of course. for my pride. Embarrassed, not only for my actions, but for the subsequent search that my carelessness had nearly caused.
I abruptly quit the troop. A few days later, One of my adult leaders came by my home to talk with me about my decision to leave scouting. He said that although what I had done was wrong, to quit. would be far worse. He said, Steve O He always called me this.
If you stay in the troop, somehow, someday, you are going to find out that scouting will forever remain an important and influential part. of your life. Mm-hmm. By the time he left our home that night, My membership was intact. A lesson was learned.
Three years later, I became an Eagle Scout and two years after that, an assistant scout master serving under the very same man whose compassionate counsel had persuaded me to remain in scouting. I would one day become the Scoutmaster myself and as well would ultimately serve in various volunteer positions within the program for the next 40 years. But Mm-hmm. As my one-time mentor had predicted, it was my ongoing membership that profoundly influenced my eventual career. and does well.
my life. While being interviewed for a patrolman's position within my community's police department, My interviewers neglected to ask me a single question concerning my interest in law enforcement. But rather, They inquired about my Eagle Scout project and my experiences as a Boy Scout leader. I was sworn in as an officer shortly afterward, a career that I long dreamed of entering. a career that could provide the financial security that I hoped would someday support my future family.
The following summer, I married the love of my life, Karen. And a few years later, we started our family. Michael came first, and two years later, our daughter Tracy. But It was also my service as a Scout Master that contributed to my being selected as a detective assigned to our department's youth bureau. This new position required my participation in countless speaking engagements, which necessitated the need to craft relevant speeches that were both entertaining as well as informative.
When one such engagement resulted in a noticeable emotional response from my audience, my prepared speech became the basis for my first ever published piece. And just like that, a newly minted freelance writer was born.
So you see, My career. My marriage, my family life, and later my writing successes were all The direct descendants of a membership decision that was decided during my more formative years. I now needed to share this information with someone special. Not long after retiring from the department, I visited with my one-time scout master. Who was now?
in his mid-80s. That night, As we reminisced, I reminded him of some of the things that he had taught me. Of the many lessons learned, And about the time when his astute advice convinced me that it was a far better decision to remain a scout. Then not. I reminded him that just as he had predicted, scouting in one way or another.
has remained an influential part of my life. But then It occurred to me There was something else that I needed to say, something else that I needed for him to hear. and so I sat down on the chair next to him. and began. How different my life might have been had you not talked me out of quitting the troop.
I told him. You changed my life. more than I can ever say. And for this, I will always be grateful. And it was true, the path on which my life would eventually travel.
was a direct result of his counsel. Eagle Scout Scoutmaster, police officer, husband, father, detective. writer. I stood up and extended my hand. The Good Scout.
anticipating that we'd share the official handshake. But instead, He slowly rose from his chair, And he hugged me. As he softly whispered, Thank you, Steve O. It was the only time that I ever saw my scout master cry. As we gathered Graveside, and as my troop leader was being laid to rest, I thought about my earlier conversation with Michael.
So If he was that important to you, Then I guess that means that He was kind of important to me too. As I stood there, Stunned, by what he had just said. He continued. Hey Dad. If he meant that much to you, then give me a few minutes.
I'm coming with you. I also remembered a prediction made years before. Scouting will forever remain an important and influential part of your life. Of course. He was right.
the proof of which was standing next to me and wearing a dark sweater, dockers, and real shoes. My son, Michael, a direct descendant of a membership decision decided during my more formative years, and of whom. I couldn't have been any prouder. It seems that as we were saying goodbye to him, My former Scout Master, mister Bradshaw. had taught me one final lesson.
And great job on that, Faith, and special thanks to Stephen Resyniak for that story. And in the end, that advice and then that decision did indeed change his life. My goodness, we have moments like this. I remember after my first year of law school, I wanted to quit. And I went to my dad and I said, I want to quit, dad.
And he said, finish what you start. I said, but I don't think I want to practice law. He goes, so what? Finish what you start. Best decision.
I ever made in my life because it was the best advice I was ever given in my life. Finish what you story. Stephen Resyniak's story. And in the end. His mentor's story and his son's story here.
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