We want to create a steadfast, strong generation without illusions. Our youth must prepare for a life of toil, must face its responsibilities in the diaspora and in the homeland. The task of redeeming waste-land, rocky soil, sand-dunes, and desert areas can be achieved only by the mighty hands of the courageous...
Yes, to develop the mind and the heart, the will power and the character, let there be joy and faith. But the ultimate goal of our activities is not here. Here is only the preparation for a Shomer-halutz life. Here is the potential energy to be converted to a life of labor.
The Shomer in the Jewish homeland is not a day-dreamer. Our forefathers have dreamt for tens of centuries. We must raise a generation of activists, we must return to the tradition of Jewish fighters.
What we need are not pen and ink, not odes and hymns, not confessions and lyrics. What we need are saws and hoes, first and foremost - hands! Give us your hands! You still live in a world of ideas and books. We must live six days in the world of reality and toil and celebrate Shabbat on only one day of the week. Only through work and activity shall we consecrate the name of the Shomer. We must be guided by realism and not romanticism...
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