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Programme / Diary of Events 3

Editorial / President’s Message 4

Club Proceedings 5

Speaker’s CV 6

Speaker’s Text 7

Picture Gallery 8-11

Rotarian-Teacher Advisors High-Tea 12-14

Birthdays & Anniversaries 15

Announcements 16

District News 17-22

Rotary International News 23-24

Thots For The Week 25

Just For Laughs 26

Table of Contents

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Date : 22nd August 2016 Issue No : 1607

PROGRAMME FOR TODAY

PROGRAMME FOR NEXT WEEK

Speaker: PAG Teoh Kwan See AG Datin Sandra Anne Raj Subject: Membership Growth & Retention Duty Table: Rtn Elaine Tan Fellowship: Rtn Steven Ho Finemaster: Rtn Lawrence Kwan Introducing: Rtn Laura Lee Thanking: PAG Gary Lim

Speaker: Captain Wee Subject: 50 Years Experience As A ―Wide-Bog‖ Pilot Duty Table: Rtn Steven Ho Fellowship: PE Jeffrey Yap Finemaster: PP Michael Yeow Introducing: PAG K H Low Thanking: PDG Dr Paul Lee

Date Time Programme Venue

Berita Pudu

Mon, 1st Aug Mon, 1st Aug Wed, 3rd Aug Thurs, 4thAug Thurs, 4th Aug Sat, 6th Aug Sun, 7th Aug Mon, 8th Aug Wed, 10th Aug Thurs, 11th Aug Fri, 12th Aug Sat, 13th Aug Mon, 15th Aug Wed, 17th Aug Thurs, 18th Aug Mon, 22nd Aug Tue, 23rd Aug Wed, 24th Aug Fri, 26th Aug Fri, 26th Aug Sun, 28th Aug Mon, 29th Aug Tue, 30th Aug

12.45 pm 6.00 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 3.00 pm 9.00 am 12.45 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 3.00 pm 6.30 pm 12.45 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 12.45 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 pm 2.00 pm 6.30 pm 9.00 am 6.30 pm 6.30 pm

Weekly Meeting 50th Anniversary Committee Meeting Membership Development Committee Meeting Youth Service Committee Meeting Club Service Committee Meeting Rotaract Club of Pudu BOD Meeting Visit to Jenjarom Old Folks Home Weekly Meeting International Service Committee Meeting Community Service Committee Meeting Rotarian/Teacher Advisors High Tea Installation of Rotaract Club of Pudu Weekly Meeting 50th Anniversary Committee Meeting Fireside—Rotarian Advisors/Youth Service Weekly Meeting Vocational Service Committee Meeting Board of Directors Meeting Interact Coordinating Council Meeting Spouses Night District Rotary Foundation Seminar Membership Development Night 50th Anniversary Fellowship Dinner Committee Meeting

Shangri-La Hotel, KL Unique Restaurant, PJ RSC, Bukit Kiara, KL RSC, Bukit Kiara, KL RSC, Bukit Kiara, KL Elilai Restaurant, KL Jenjarom Shangri-La Hotel, KL RSC, Bukit Kiara Faber Tower, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL Hotel Royal, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL Unique Restaurant, PJ Rtn Sarky’s Residence Shangri-La Hotel RSC, Bukit Kiara, KL Unique Restaurant, PJ SMK Methodist, KL Restoran Lavender, KL Seri Pacific Hotel, KL Shangri-La Hotel, KL Royal Lake Club, KL

CLUB DIARY OF EVENTS—AUGUST 2016

AUGUST - MEMBERSHIP & NEW CLUB DEVELOPMENT MONTH

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

TT he Interact Teacher Advisors

Hi-Tea this year was held at the Shangri-La Hotel on

Friday 12th August 2016. This year

13 teacher advisers from 7 schools were present out of the total 8

Interact Clubs sponsored by the Club. The advisers from the SM

Confucian sent their apologies.

The mood was one of relaxed excitement created by our young Rotarians, namely Rtn Angela Choong, our

Youth Service Director, Rtn Wong Shu Yi, our Interact Chair and organizer, and Rtn Darren Yong our Sergeant-at-Arms. They, in their usual exuberant selves, brought

much merriment and joy to the Teacher Advisers and 20 Rotarians. It created a relaxed atmosphere for the great

interaction and dialogue between our Rotarians and their guests. My thanks to Rtn Angela and her team of happy

organizers. It was a job very well executed.

This yearly function is first and foremost to show our appreciation to our Teacher Advisers for their yearly

attention and care for the Interactors. It also provides an avenue for our own Advisers to listen and have a meaningful dialogue on matters relating to how best to

guide these young school children to gain knowledge and wisdom beyond their normal school curriculum. It

is also an opportunity to see how we can do things better, or to correct things that may not be so suitable.

This event is also used to disseminate information

regarding our scholarships. IPP Dato’ Muslim was there to hand out the forms and discuss the best ways to apply

for the scholarships. Advice on the criteria for selection is most useful to the Teacher Advisers.

The youths are our future leaders and we can do our part

to give them our help and guidance. I am proud of R C PUDU to have through the years created a very structured and systematic way of guiding our Interact

Clubs

―ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY‖

Sandy Soh Kwee Tin President RY 2016-2017

TT he common theme of Mother Teresa words reflect her work with the

lonely, the sick, the dying and the destitute. Her unending love came through in her work and in her words. She was forever compassionate towards the loneliness felt by people, who on the surface had it all. She was also very concerned about the breakdown of families. Here is a collection of her quotations which say it all: Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents, parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world. If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action. Peace begins with a smile. Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted. The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved. There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty. Good works are links that form a chain of love. In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. Mother Teresa's message of love and hope lives on. May we as Rotarians be inspired by Mother Teresa and continue her legacy of ministering to the unwanted, unloved and uncared. Warmest Regards PAG Mike Tung

EDITORIAL

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PUDU NEWS

Visiting Rotarians Club

Record of Meeting on: 15th August 2016

Statistics

Guests Visiting Rotarians Club Members Total Present

3 16 19

Collections 36

Birthdays/Anniversaries Fines

RM 30.00

Paying Diners

RM 120.00

Raffles & Others

RM —

Total (RM)

RM 150.00

Guests Host

CLUB PROCEEDINGS

IPP IPP Da IPP

SAA Darren Yong called the meeting to order at 1.15 pm on behalf of President Sandy Soh. He welcome all guests and Rotarians. He then led in the singing of the National Anthem and the Loyal Toast.

1) The 50th Anniversary Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 17th August 2016 at 6.00 pm at the Unique Seafood Restaurant, PJ 2) The Youth Service Fireside will be held on Thursday, 18th August 2016 at 6.30 pm at the residence of Rtn Sarkunan. 3) Rotary Club of Metro KL Installation will be held on Saturday, 20th August 2016 at 6.00 pm at the Ruyi Restaurant, Bangsar Shopping Centre, KL.

PP Ng Sim Bee introduced the guest speaker Rtn Edwin Chiam

INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER

THANKING THE SPEAKER

PP Richard Liew thanked Rtn Edwin Chiam for a very enlightening and educational presentation on his Classification Talk. Rtn Edwin has shared with us the different types of bicycles and the health benefits of cycling. PP Richard then presented a Certificate of Appreciation and a memento to Rtn Edwin

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PAG Johnson Pang President Sandy Soh Mr Seng Wee Kian Rtn C T Heng Mr Kuhan Bala Rtn Edwin Chiam Subramaniam

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SPEAKER’S CV

Edwin Chiam Yee Hern

Objective

To seek for a more challenging role that will help me learn and gain experience and at the same time excel in an organization with the experience I have gained during the past few years.

Experience

Oct 2013 - Current Edsolute Cycle Solutions

Entrepreneur

Exclusive distributor in Malaysia and Brunei of Circus Monkey, Atomlab and Corsair.

Have 30+ active dealers across Malaysia and Brunei.

Jul 2013 – Sep 2103 Conticomponents Ptd Ltd

Business Development Executive

Maintain existing cliets, penetrate competitors’ account across Peninsular Malaysia.

Oct 2010 – Jun 2013 Jardine One Solutions Sdn Bhd

Product Manager

Provides training to the sales team on product knowledge and strategy to sell the company products. Nevertheless, to ensure that the team understood the whole training lesson and to execute in a proper ways.

Actively involved in the date gathering, feedback of customers and also analyzing the strength and weaknesses of competirors.

Provides motivational session to the employees in order to reach company goals.

Education

2003 - 2005 Inti International College Penang

TAFE NSW Advanced Diploma of Accounting

Interests

Cycling, Judo, Capoeira, Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, Reading.

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SPEAKER’S TEXT

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CLUB MEETING ON 15TH AUGUST 2016

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CLUB MEETING ON 15TH AUGUST 2016

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ROTARACT CLUB OF PUDU INSTALLATION AT ROYAL HOTEL ON SATURDAY, 13TH AUGUST 2016

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ROTARY CLUB OF BUKIT BINTANG INSTALLATION AT HGH BANQUET HALL ON SATURDAY, 13TH AUGUST 2016

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ROTARIAN-TEACHER ADVISORS HIGH-TEA AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, KL ON FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST 2016

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ROTARIAN-TEACHER ADVISORS HIGH-TEA AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, KL ON FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST 2016

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ROTARIAN-TEACHER ADVISORS HIGH-TEA AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, KL ON FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST 2016

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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

ROTARIAN’S BIRTHDAYS (AUGUST) 2nd—Rtn Lawrence Kwan 12th—Rtn Tenny Lee SPOUSES’ BIRTHDAYS (AUGUST) 1st—Ann Suit Yong (PP Choo Jee Sam) 21st—Spouse Choon Wai (Rtn Sannice Soh) WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES (AUGUST) 27th– Rtn Sarkunan and Ann Devi

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Event: SPOUSES NIGHT Date: Friday, 26th August 2016 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Restoran Lavender Garden, Great Eastern Mall, KL OC: IPP Dato’ Muslim Ayob Event: DISTRICT ROTARY FOUNDATION SEMINAR Date: Sunday, 28th August 2016 Time: 9.00 am Venue: Seri Pacific Hotel, KL OC: R C Greater K L Event: MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NIGHT Date: Monday, 29th August 2016 Time: 6.30 pm Venue: Shangri-La Hotel, KL OC: PAG Gary Lim Event: 49TH DISTRICT INTERACT CONFERENCE Date: 24th-27th November 2016 Time: 11.30 am Venue: PKLN Mantin, Seremban OC: R C Senawang Event: 50TH ANNIVERSARY FELLOWSHIP DINNER Date: Friday, 9th December 2016 Time: 7.00 pm Venue: Unique Seafood Restaurant, PJ OC: PAG Mike Tung Event: 50TH ANNNIVERSARY GALA DINNER Date: Saturday, 10th December 2016 Time: 7.00 pm Venue: V E Hotel & Residences, KL OC: PAG Mohan Raj

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DISTRICT NEWS

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DISTRICT NEWS

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DISTRICT NEWS

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DISTRICT NEWS

49TH DISTRICT INTERACT CONFERENCE

49th District Interact Conference Rotary International District 3300 24 Nov to 27 Nov 2016 PLKN MANTIN SEREMBAN Interact Rotary Host Club : Rotary Club of Senawang This leaflet comes in two sections : Sections A-Important information; Section B-Registration form. You are to return Section B duly filled and signed to the Secretariat. Any incorrect or misleading information given may render the registration invalid. Section A - Important information Conference Time / Date : 1130hrs, 24 NOV 2016 to 1400hrs, 27 NOV 2016. Objective of Conference : To provide Leadership Training and Motivation to Interactors. Registration fee : Ringgit Malaysia Two Hundred and Fifty (RM 250) per participant which includes accommodation for three (3) nights and all meals (breakfast, coffee break, lunch, tea break, dinner and supper) throughout the conference. (All Teacher Advisers who will be joining the programme will also be charged RM 250). Insurance for participants to travel from their home to Seremban Bus Terminal 1 and back has to be covered by the sponsoring Rotary Club. Insurance for participants from SEREMBAN BUS TERMINAL 1 to PLKN MANTIN and from PLKN MANTIN to SEREMBAN BUS TERMINAL 1 will be covered by RC.Senawang. Registration Period : 16 August to 10 November 2016 on first come first serve basis. Dress Code : All Interactors / participants to wear T-shirts provided at the conference. Please wear black or dark blue pants / track suits and sport shoes at all times. Slippers, sandals, sleeveless shirts, miniskirts, shorts, etc. will not be permitted during the conference. Name tags given on registration day, must be worn at all times. Hand phones can only be used during break & meal intervals and in accommodation areas. Participants must attach one (1) passport size photograph together with registration form for making name tag. Participants must bring along toiletries and slippers (for bathroom use) Blankets for personal use. All participants must attend all sessions and must strictly observe punctuality. Transport / Travelling arrangement : Participants are to arrange their own transportation to and from the Conference Venue and are to arrive ONLY on the morning of 24 NOV 2016. Feeder buses will be provided from Seremban Bus Terminal 1, at intervals of one (1) hour starting from 0800hrs to 1400hrs 24th Nov Morning . Address enquires to : Organising Chairman : PP.Kunasantar .M H/p : 012-6811204 Organising Committee Advisor : PP.Dr.Kirthi .J H/p : 012-6011016 Organising Committee Treasurer : PP.Rev.Samuel D.John H/p : 017-8891947 Conference Venue : PLKN MANTIN ( KEM SERI PERKASA ) Photocopy of the registration form is also acceptable for registration. Rotarians are strictly advised to find their own accommodation throughout the conference.

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DISTRICT NEWS

49th District Interact Conference Rotary International District 3300

Section B - Registration form

I 1. Full Name (C ) of participant according to MYcard :

_________________________________________________________________ 2. NRIC No. : ___________________ 3. Form : _____ 4. Male Female 5. Name of Interact Club : ______________________________________________

6. Position in Interact Club : ____________________________ 7. Special Diet : Yes No, please specify _______________________________

8. Hse : ____________ H/p : ______________ Email ID : __________________ II 1. Name of Parent / Guardian : __________________________________________

2. NRIC No. : ________________ 3. Hse : ____________ H/p : ____________ III 1. Name of sponsoring Rotary Club : _______________________________ 2. Name of Rotary Club President : _______________________________

3. Hse : ____________ H/p : ______________ Email ID : __________________ 4. Name of Rotarian In charge __________________________________________

5. Hse : ____________ H/p : ______________ Email ID : __________________

IV Consent / Indemnity (Compulsory for persons as indicated to sign) We, the undersigned hereby agree to allow the above named Interactor to attend the RI D3300, 49th District Interact Conference at PLKN (KEMM SERI PERKASA ) MANTIN SEREMBAN and agree to indemnify and hold harmless Kem Seri Perkasa Malaysia, the Rotary Club of Senawang and / or the Organising Committee against any and all claims or loss, liability or damage arising out of or in connection with the conference.

Parent / Guardian President, Rotary Club Participant

_______________ _______________ _______________ Signature Signature Signature

**** FOOD : VEGETARIAN -------------------- NON VEGETARIAN ---------------------- **** T –SHIRT : Size : S , M , L , XL ,XXL : ---------------------------- This Registration Form is to be duly completed and sent to :

The Secretariat, 49th District Interact Conference, No. 16GF,Jalan Seri Rahang 70100 Taman Seri Rahang,Seremban .N.Sembilan Tel : 06 7674024 Fax : 06 7674024

Enclosed is RM _______________ in favour of ―Rotary Club of Senawang‖. Payments can be deposited into MAY BANK A/C No. : 505019356213 and payment slip (s) scanned and emailed to us at Email ID : [email protected] or fax to us at 06.7674024

Registration will not take effect until participant’s fees is received by organising committee. All payments will be acknowledged with an official receipt. No refund will be made for cancellation after 15 November 2016.

For secretariat use only

Date received _______________________ Registration No. ______________________ Amount received RM _________________ Receipt No. _________________________

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DISTRICT NEWS

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS

HISTORY OF THE FOUR-WAY TEST

Dear Rotarians, More than 80 years ago, in the midst of the Great depression, a Rotarian from U.S.A. devised a simple four part ethical guideline that helped him rescue a beleaguered business. The statement and the principles it embodied also helped many others find their own ethical compass. Soon embraced and popularised by Rotary International, the Four- Way test today stands as one of the organisation’s hallmarks. It may very well be one of the most famous statements in our century odd existence. # Herbert J. Taylor, the author of the test, was a mover, a doer, a consummate salesman and a leader of men. He was a man of action, faith and of high moral principles. Born in Michigan, USA, in 1893, he worked his way through North Western University, Evanston, Illinois. After graduation, Herb went to France on a mission for the YMCA and the British Army welfare service and served in the US navy Supply Corps in World War 1. In 1919, he married Gloria Forbrich, and the couple set up housekeeping in Okalahoma, USA, where he worked for the Sinclair Oil Company. After a year, he resigned and went into insurance, real estate and oil lease brokerage. With some prosperous years behind him, Herb returned to Chicago, Illinois, in 1925 and began a swift rise within the Jewel Tea company. He soon joined the Rotary club of Chicago. In line for the presidency of Jewel Tea company in 1932, Herb was asked to help revive the near bankrupt Club Aluminum Company of Chicago. The cookware manufacturing company owed $400,000 more than its total assets and was barely staying afloat. Herb responded to the challenge and decided to cast his lot with this troubled firm. He resigned from Jewel Tea, taking an 80% pay cut to become president of Club Aluminum. He even invested $6,100 of his own money in the company to give it some operating capital. Looking for a way to resuscitate the company and caught in the Depression’s doldrums, Herb, a deeply religious man, prayed for inspiration to craft a short measuring stick of ethics for the staff to use. As he thought about an ethical guideline for the company, he first wrote a statement of about 100 words but decided that it was too long. He continued to work, reducing it to seven points. In fact, the Four-Way test was once a Seven -Way test. It was still too long, and he finally reduced it to the four searching questions that comprise the test today. Next, he checked the statement with his four department heads: a Roman Catholic, a Christian Scientist, an Orthodox Jew and a Presbyterian. They all agreed that the test’s principles not only coincided with their religious beliefs, but also provided an exemplary guide for personal and business life. And so, ― The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say or do‖ was born: 1.Is it the TRUTH? 2.Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3.Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4.Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Profound in its simplicity, the Four-Way test became the basis for decisions large and small at Club Aluminum. But any test must be put to the test. Would it work in the real world? Could people in business really live by its precepts? One lawyer told Herb: ― If I followed the test explicitly, I would starve to death. Where business is concerned, I think the Four-Way Test is absolutely impractical.‖ The attorney’s concerns were understandable. Any ethical system that calls for living the truth and measuring actions on the basis of benefits to others is demanding. Such a test can stir bitter conflict for those who try to balance integrity and ambition. Sizzling debates have been held in various parts of the world on its practicality as a way of living. There are always some serious minded Rotarians, not to mention skeptics and negative thinkers, who view the Four-Way test as a simplistic philosophy of dubious worth, contradictory meaning and unrealistic aims.The test calls for thoughtful examination of one’s motives and goals. The emphasis on truth, fairness and consideration provide a moral diet so rich that it gives some people ―ethical indigestion.‖ But at Club Aluminum in the 1930’s, everything was measured against the Four-Way Test. First, the staff applied it to advertising. Words like ―better‖, ―best‖, ‖greatest‖ or ―finest‖ were dropped from ads and replaced by factual descriptions of the product. Negative comments about competitors were removed from advertising and company literature. The Test gradually became a guide for every aspect of the business, creating a climate of trust and goodwill among dealers, customers and employees. It became a part of their corporate culture, and eventually helped improve Club Aluminum’s reputation and finances.

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS

One day, the sales manager announced a possible order for 50,000 utensils. Sales were low and the company was still struggling at the bankruptcy level. The senior managers certainly needed and wanted that sale, but there was a hitch. The sales manager learned that the potential customer intended to sell the products at cut-rate prices. ― That wouldn’t be fair to our regular dealers who have been advertising and promoting our product consistently,‖ he said. In one of the toughest decisions the company made that year, the order was turned down. There was no question that this transaction would have made a mockery of of the Four-Way Test that the company professed to live by. By 1937, Club Aluminum’s indebtedness was paid off and during the next 15 years, the firm distributed more than $1 million in dividends to its stockholders. Its net worth climbed to more than $2 million. Too idealistic for the real world? The Four-Way Test was born in the rough and tumble world of business, and put to the acid test of experience in one of the toughest times that the business community has ever known. It survived in the arena of practical commerce. In 1942, Richard Vernor of Chicago, then a director of Rotary International, suggested that Rotary adopt the test. The R.I. Board approved his proposal in January 1943 and made the Four-Way Test a component of the Vocational Service program, although today it is considered a vital element in all five avenues of service. Herb Taylor transferred the copyright to Rotary International when he served as R.I. President in 1954-55, during Rotary’s golden anniversary. Today, more than eight decades since its creation, has the test lost its usefulness in modern society, as some critics maintain? Is it sophisticated enough to guide business and professional men and women in these fast paced times? Is it the TRUTH? There is timelessness in truth that will always be unchangeable. However, truth cannot exist without justice. Is it FAIR to all concerned? The substitution of fairness instead of following the harsh principles of doing business at arm’s length has improved rather than hurt business relationships. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS ? Creating a positive energy with love is preferable to creating animosity and hatred. Human beings, by and large are loving and want to co exist peacefully. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? This question eliminates the dog-eat-dog principle of ruthless competition and substitutes with the idea of constructive and creative competition. The Four-Way Test is international, transcending national boundaries and language barriers. It knows no politics, dogma or creed. More than a code of ethics, it has all the ingredients for a successful life in every way. IT CAN AND WILL WORK IN TODAY’S SOCIETY. The final test is in the doing. William James, the noted psychologist, once said, ― The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.‖ At the heart of Rotary today is the Four-Way Test, a call to moral excellence. Human beings can grow together. Modern business can be honest and trustworthy. People can learn to believe in one another. At the 1977 RI Convention, James Fish of the US Better Business Bureaus said: ―To endure, the competitive enterprise system must be practiced within the framework of a strict moral code. Indeed the whole fabric of capitalistic system rest to a large degree on trust……..or the confidence that the businessmen and women will deal fairly and honestly, not only with each other, but also with the general public, with the consumer, the stockholder and the employee.‖ Few things are needed more in our society than moral integrity. The Four-Way Test will guide those who dare to use its worthy objectives: choosing, winning and keeping friends; getting along well with others; ensuring a happy home life; developing a high ethical and moral standards; becoming successful in a chosen business or profession; and becoming a better citizen and a better example for the next generation. Eloquently simple, stunning in its power, undeniable in its results, the Four Way Test offers a fresh and positive vision in the midst of a world full of tension, confusion and uncertainty. ( Adopted from a speech given by Rotarian Darrel Thompson, a member of the Rotary Club of Morro Bay, California)

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