The Bridge Builder
When I was a youth, a friend helped me. When I asked him why he was so interested in helping me, he shared The Bridge Builder with me.
The Bridge Builder
An old man, going a lone highway, Came, at the evening, cold and gray,
To a chasm, vast, and deep, and wide, Through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim; The sullen stream had no fears for him; But he turned, when safe on the other side, And built a bridge to span the tide.
“Old man”, said a fellow pilgrim, near, “You are wasting strength with building here; Your journey will end with the ending day; You never again will pass this way; You’ve crossed the chasm, deep and wide, — Why build you this bridge at the eventide?”
The builder lifted his old gray head:
“Good friend, in the path I have come”, he said,
“There followeth after me to-day
A youth, whose feet must pass this way.
This chasm, that has been naught to me,
To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be.
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;
Good friend, I am building this bridge for him.”
Now, I am the old man. I’m hoping to build a bridge for those who come behind me.
That’s why I created the Saving Our Children Campaign. I have seen firsthand how we can shape the future path of young people by giving them the right kind of education and motivation to live a life free of drugs and substance abuse.
The Saving Our Children Campaign is a multi-media campaign designed to present a positive and life-affirming message to young people. Using effective techniques, we deliver non-judgmental experiences that will save the lives of many children and the adults they will become.