The FFA Creed: Part 3

Alright people, we're almost half way through National FFA Week 2012. Hope you've been making the most of it! It's Wednesday, so you know what that means...my views on the third paragraph of the FFA Creed:

The FFA Creed
By E.M. Tiffany

3rd Paragraph:
"I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others.  I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturalists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil."

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~*~ "I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others.": Leadership and respect go hand in hand.  One may think they are a leader, but without earning the respect of their fellow teammates, these so-called leaders are nothing more than someone who thinks they have all the control.  

~*~ "I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure,": While FFA members are known to be hard workers physically, working early morning and late night hours, this part of the creed illustrates how far we are willing to go intellectually. Trying to secure all the knowledge and skill possible enables us to be the best possible agriculturalists we can be!

~*~ "and in the ability of progressive agriculturalists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.": So yeah, no pressure on progressive agriculturalists, but our future pretty much depends on them. :) Haha. In all seriousness though, the future of America truly does depend upon the success of progressive agriculture.  Without increased productivity, those 9 billion people expected to be living on Earth in 2050 will go hungry.  Without sustainable agriculture, we will run out of land to produce the food needed for those 9 billion people.  As you can see, progressive agriculturalists have a lot of work to do in the next 40 years, but I know that we are all more than willing to put forth the needed effort!