Section 1

The Guides are a famous crops belonging to the frontier force. These men were trained for fighting under any conditions-on foot-on horseback in the mountains or on the plains. They had to be ready to turn out on active service at any time of the days or night. Even they had to be ready to sacrifice their lives.

Then there are Guides in Europe, the picked mountaineers of Switzerland. These men are known for their courage and skill in tackling obstacles. The easy path is of no interest of these Guides. They find the meaning of life in the face of difficulties, danger and self-sacrifice and only by surmounting these can they reach the summit, which they set out to attain.

Most girls like to live as these pioneers and guides are living. They would rather be ready to help others, to sacrifice themselves and find their happiness in overcoming difficulties and that is just what the Guide can do.

Pioneers go ahead to find the path for others to follow; their task requires knowledge, courage and sacrifice. A Guide may have all these things in common with the pioneers. Adventure and the satisfaction of service belong to the girls, as they belong to the tribe heroines of a by gone days - to SITA, to SAVITRI, to the other women of Ramayana and Mahabharata fame.

A guide leans to live in the open as the brave Rajput women used to live. For the Guide, friendliness and happiness will become a habit, as she trains herself to be able to do her duty to her country and in her home.

She explores new fields of knowledge, discovers new ways of enjoying herself and in finding these fresh pleasures she discovers the happiness and joy of giving her service freely to others.