-------------- CHARACTER --------------
(From another thread...)
NON-MASON:
...so they do practice Magic, Mason's that is...
ME:
I'm saddened to have to disappoint you.
Magic is not part of masonry,
freemasonry or our craft.
The only time you shall see
some of our members disappear
is when you ask them
to volunteer for something.
Equally,
some members appear out of thin air
and get done what needs to be done.
I guess you can say
that Freemasonry reveals Character.
And that could be considered magical to some.
-------------- HUMOR --------------
-------------- WORK HARDER --------------
I want to make sure
that my sons
can join a Better Organization
than I did.
that my sons
can join a Better Organization
than I did.
-------------- CHALLENGE --------------
FILED UNDER:
Why I look for keys, constantly!
(Hat Tip to Bro. Richard R. Gray)
-------------- ALLEGORY--------------
Try
not to assume
that Lessons do not have Lessons within them
or that any
Lesson does not go deeper
than what is superficially shown.
Masterfully
Crafted lessons are Challenging Matryoshka
with inner layers that can
only be Gleaned
as each overlaid Lesson is Properly Revealed
and
masterfully Removed.
If Masonry teaches us anything about Lessons
it
would include that
an Understanding of the Core
can only be Grasped
once
the skin and flesh
are Dealt with Properly.
-------------- UNFULFILLED? -------------- 
The struggle is real...
To
Aspirants of Walking,
The
Degrees offered to men
within the Symbolic Lodge
introduce them to
specific Development Work
that, when done, Transforms them
from Good men
to Better men.
This Betterment starts with
Cultivating a deeper
Understanding of The Self,
continues with Cultivating a deeper
Understanding
of The Universe
and ultimately turns toward Cultivating
a
deeper Understanding of The Word
as exemplified through their chosen
Faith.
Should a man join
and choose not to do the Cultivation Work
that
these Three Symbolic Degrees Direct him toward,
he shall receive only
an unfulfilling
and dissatisfying Substitute
that he might try to make
sense of
by futilely Seeking Further Light in other Degrees.
Unfortunately,
he shall remain unfulfilled
until he actually Does The
Work.
-------------- YET SOME DO ANYWAY --------------
The struggle is real...
It's Not Enough to Show some men
Ways to Better themselves.
Sometimes you have to Pry them
from the Chains of their own Complacency.
That Action alone
is an Unbelievably Monumental Undertaking
that No man Should have to Do
for another.
Yet some do Anyway.
-------------- ASPIRANTS --------------
All that is Involved in Crawling
is Embraced with
Untethered Zeal.
They know Mastery
is Achieved in Stages
and Stages can
be Mastered. 
-------------- GUILTING! --------------
There's
nothing that'll Kill
a Brother's Interest
more than Guilting him
into
Participating Regularly
in Anything That Depletes his Spirit.
-------------- JUST DO IT! --------------
Your Perfection
shall remain concealed
when your Twenty-Four Inch Gauge
is Fixed upon the Unimportant
and your Common Gavel
does not Properly Divest
what covers that Perfection.
For Further Light:
Complete It!-------------- DIVEST --------------
I: How did you get so frightfully Burdened?
R: Well, it all began with being heavily distracted by,
invested in
and disappointed with superfluities...
R: Well, it all began with being heavily distracted by,
invested in
and disappointed with superfluities...
I: How did you finally get unburdened?
R: Divestments...
Conscious and Rigorous Divestments!
-------------- CHISELERS --------------
FILED UNDER:
Stay Vigilant!
Mastery is not for Everyone.
You can Lead some Brothers to Ashlars,
And Instruct them Well in the Ways
and in the Work
and They Shall Still Become Chiselers
Instead of Artisans.
Remain Forever Vigilant!
-------------- MYTH --------------
“Our life evokes our character.
You find out more about yourself as you go on.
That’s why it’s good to be able to put yourself in situations
that will evoke your higher nature rather than your lower.”
-- Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
(with Bill Moyers)
You do not have Character; Character has you!
...but of course!
-------------- FILL THEM! --------------
For Further Light:
Hose
Hose
-------------- THE WORD --------------
In Reality,
Brothers don't get
a Substitute
because The Real Thing was lost.
They get a Substitute
They get a Substitute
because they themselves
are not the Real Thing,
yet.
-------------- TOTAL --------------
TOTAL RECALL
When Proficiency
Requires that you do your Best!
at a lodge near you
at a lodge near you
-------------- CONTAINED --------------
Open Minds
Should Never be Used
as Receptacles
for Other People's Trash
or Containers for Yours.
-------------- READ CAREFULLY! --------------
Depending upon
how you choose to read something,
it shall make startling sense
or appear as utter nonsense.
READ!
how you choose to read something,
it shall make startling sense
or appear as utter nonsense.
READ!
& Choose Wisely!
-------------- FURTHER READING! --------------
Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)
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