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When I was young my father said to me:
"Knowledge is Power...Francis Bacon"
I understood it as "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon".
For more than a decade I wondered over the meaning of the second part and what was the surreal linkage between the two? If I said the quote to someone, "Knowledge is power, France is Bacon" they nodded knowingly. Or someone might say, "Knowledge is power" and I'd finish the quote "France is Bacon" and they wouldn't look at me like I'd said something very odd but thoughtfully agree. I did ask a teacher what did "Knowledge is power, France is bacon" mean and got a full 10 minute explanation of the Knowledge is power bit but nothing on "France is bacon". When I prompted further explanation by saying "France is Bacon?" in a questioning tone I just got a "yes". at 12 I didn't have the confidence to press it further. I just accepted it as something I'd never understand.
It wasn't until years later I saw it written down that the penny dropped.
(Lard Baron answering: What word or phrase did you totally misunderstand as a child?)
(Hat tip to Brother Nick Adair)
-------------- SPECTATOR --------------
Until
you do the Work,
you'll have but an Inkling
as to the Transformation
such Work shall Wrought.
Devoid of such Work,
you'll be but a Spectator
in the Arena of
Manhood and Age.
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For Further Light:
-------------- MYTH --------------
-------------- DO THE WORK! --------------
You Shan't Improve
Avoiding the Very Work
That Improves You.
Do the Work;
Improve!
-------------- SPECULATION --------------
Speculation Has Always Been
A Part of Masonry.
Without Practical Operation,
Its Quality Greatly Diminishes.
For Further Light:
Speculation...
Speculation...
-------------- SCIENTISTS --------------
The
word, "scientist"
was uttered for the first time in 1833
(only 183
years ago).
Prior to that moment,
people who pursued scientific aims
were known as "natural philosophers".
For Further Light:
When you Know the Truth,
Participation in Craft Activities
Takes on an Entirely Different Light;
One that Makes all the Difference
in Your World.
For Further Light:
Truth...
Truth...
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