Building Builders!: February 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

Random Building Thoughts - 2022-02-28

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I've filed this under: Bumper Sticker Philosophies

For Further Light:

Bettering the Next Generations

-------------- REVELATIONS --------------

"I have been blinded

by my own 'brilliance'

many times,

only to realize

it was because

I was focusing on

my own shadow."
-- Bro. Jeffrey Blaisdell

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

(Hat tip to an inquiring future Brother!)

-------------- PSA --------------

-------------- TV SET BONDS --------------

In all your diatribes

over those who would sit and watch tv

rather than attend your lodge meetings,

have you ever stopped

and asked yourself

if you seriously want a man coming to lodge

who's more likely to

develop stronger bonds with a tv set

over people?

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Initiation doesn't Occur in Your Head

and Nothing you Read Shall Prepare it.

Moreover, What you Read may Ruin it.

When You're already Prepared in Your Heart,

your Head Won't Lead you.

However, Afterward Ignorance

is Great Woe.

-------------- MYTH --------------

-------------- LAY IT! --------------

To All Those Men

Who Claim to Be Forever Apprentices:

Get Off Your Butts

and Lay Your Foundations!

For Further Light:
FOUNDATIONS!

-------------- YOU ARE! --------------

You are not one but many Ashlars,

Scattered by the four winds of life.
Gather thee them together;
Smooth them one by one;
Raise them, Fit them and Cement them,
To Manifest a Unified Temple of Light.

Be then the Beacon for others,
Whose scattered Stones,
Lay in the dark out-lands of Humanity.
Sew them eyes that they may see Beauty;
Hearts that they may feel Strength;
Ears that they may hear Wisdom;
And Voices so that they may thunder,
in wondrous and joyous song, "Alleluia!"

You are not one but many Ashlars!
Know that your scatterings are for purpose.
You know so you shall know you know,
and so others may then know too.
Collect yourself and be!