Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Random Building Thoughts - 2021-07-20

 
-------------- HUMOR --------------  
 

 FYI! 
In many jurisdictions
 the JW is responsible 
for making sure the Craft
are properly fed.

The operative term here 
is "properly!"
 
-------------- CHARACTER --------------  
 
 6 Things
that Help Reveal
Your Character...
 
1) YOUR PATIENCE 
when you have nothing
2) YOUR GRATITUDE 
when you have enough
3) YOUR CONSIDERATION 
when you can gain nothing
4) YOUR ATTITUDE 
when you have everything
5) YOUR INTEGRITY 
when your words are tested
6) YOUR MORALS 
when no human 
can hold you to account
 for your actions.
 
 
-------------- AGING MALES --------------  

Mature Males 
have both cultivated 
and balanced 
their extreme potentials.
 King, Magician, Warrior and Lover 
are all alive within them 
and are accessed 
and are expressed 
maturely. 
 
Males who have yet 
to fully develop 
and carefully balance 
each of these attributes 
don't have maturity; 
they have age only.

-------------- ALLEGORY--------------  
 

 Those who Argue about Shadows 
have yet to see the Light.
 
-------------- RUFFIANS --------------  
 
 
Like Rats in a grain silo, 
Ruffians deplete your reserves 
without you knowing it 
should you remain unaware of their activities. 
Knowing of them is not enough. 
You must purge yourself of their influence 
to be unaffected. 
 
-------------- TEACH! --------------   
 
 
The first step toward Freedom 
requires that you take ownership 
over your educator.
When you believe it is others, 
you are bound.
When you understand it is you, 
you know who must unbind you.
 
-------------- TRUTH IN YOU! --------------  
 

A Free Mason's Excellence
 Is Not Due to his Being True In his Word. 
It's Due to the Word Being True In him.

For Further Light:
FREE!

 
  -------------- ZOMBIES -------------- 
 
 
 
CLASSIC MASONIC EDUCATION! 
 
(Hat tip to Bro. Shelby Chandler for his creative meme!)
  
-------------- INITIATION --------------  


...and should that person stop at the entrance, 
and travel no further, 
initiation truly never occurred!
 
-------------- RESPONSIBLE --------------  


Yes! What's more, 
this disappointment is HOW you are held to account
 for your own happiness
 (and for making 
unsupportive choices and decisions).

-------------- WOE! -------------- 
 
 
 
When you encourage others 
to feel and take actions 
based upon your detrimental imaginings 
rather than actual happenings, 
you put darkness into motion 
and lead all to woe. 
 
 -------------- MYTH --------------  

 
"The exclusivism of there being 
only one way in which we can be saved . . . 
that is the world as we know it that must pass away. 
What is the Kingdom? 
It lies in our realization 
of the ubiquity of the divine presence 
in our neighbors, 
in our enemies, 
in all of us."
-- Joseph Campbell, Thou Art That, p. 107

 
 
-------------- MM REMINDER --------------  
 
 
MM REMINDER:

Ritual is ALLEGORY
- it was made up 
to Convey & Teach 
Morals, Philosophy, Concepts, Ideals, etc -
It is NOT HISTORY.
 
As an Aside:
It's amazing how many Brothers 
are bewildered by this!

 (Hat tip to Bro. Albert Baker)
 
-------------- RUFFIANS --------------  
 
 

-------------- REMINDING YOU --------------  
 

A Gentle Reminder 
as to why it is so important 
to recognize and understand 
the Work to be done 
as pointed toward by the EA Degree 
and to actually complete this Apprentice Work:  
 

-------------- END --------------

 Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)

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