Too often in life, we make things more complicated than they should be. When we purchase an item that has to be assembled, what do we do?  We too often set about putting the item together without even looking at the instructions. The sign says, “Use caution, electrical current could be present.”  What do we do? Of course, we move forward most often with lack of critical regard for the electrical potential we face. The end result:  we make a simple process into a complicated mess and can even harm ourselves. It doesn’t take a scientific degree to help one understand that directions have a purpose and most often when followed, produce credible results. The same qualifier is applicable to the principles of Rotary membership. 

Having been exposed to Rotary for almost five decades now, I have discovered that the joys and satisfaction of membership are quite simple.  They don’t require extraordinary skill nor do they demand long hours of commitment. What they do require is simple attention to the common obligations of membership. Those obligations of membership are as follows:

1)  Participate.

2)  Speak up.

3)  Promote and live the Rotary lifestyle.