Burdenville
VA
– After much consideration and careful contemplation, the Grand Lodge of
Virginia has admitted Freemasonic Burnout as an acceptable reason to be provided
medical benefits and even admittance into the “Old Masons Home”.
Freemasonic Burnout, otherwise known as “Free-Burn[i]”
by Freemasonic Recovery Groups and support circles, is a much observed but
rarely discussed condition of many individuals who join and then get lost in
the Craft.
When asked how to determine if you are soon to be a
victim of Free-Burn, commonly referred to as a “Free-Burn Mason”, Grand Lodge
Staff Psychologist Right Worshipful Lowe S. Team shared the following list of
symptoms members will show just prior to hitting a Free-Burn low:
1. Deep
seated feelings of guilt and anxiety mixed with overwhelming high amounts of
excitement and anticipation about:
a. memorizing
Freemasonic things,
b. joining
Freemasonic appendent and auxiliary organizations, and
c. supporting
every possible Freemasonic activity and function offered, to the detriment of health,
family, friends, vocation and avocations.
2. An
overwhelming degradation of one’s outside life activities and relationships as Freemasonic activities,
events and social circles slowly encroach upon and eventually replace them.
3. The
inability to turn away from or turn down almost any and all opportunities offered, unless
something outside the Craft interferes with it and cannot be overridden, dismissed or
simply dropped.
4. An
inability to recognize, understand or even comprehend the need to engage in
anything non-Masonic coupled with a trance-like hypnotic state when confronted with colorful aprons, fancy titles and shiny things.
Not all of the Grand Lodge’s members were in accord
with this Grand Lodge Initiative. “In my
day, we’d man up and just continue doing what was needed till we were put into
the grave”, said Past Master Brother Weges D. Nye under grumbling breath. “These newbies are certified millennial wusses
who need to grow a pair and just do what it takes.”
Brother Team said that there is a standing offer by the
Organization’s Grand Lodge support staff to all current members who need help. Please contact him at 1-888-MAN-UPNW if you
or someone you know needs to get a life.
F&S,
Brother John S. Nagy
[i]
Not to be confused with the urban dictionary “Freeburn” which is described as “A
guy who is constantly at the scrounge. Will do anything for a freebie. Has zero
morals and typically zero intelligence. “ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=freeburn
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