Building Builders!: Random Building Thoughts

Monday, November 21, 2022

Random Building Thoughts - 2022-11-21

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

"Actually said out loud at a Commandery meeting."
-- Bro. Chris Hodapp (November 21, 2018)

Narrow is the path, and more often the view.

-------------- MASONIC EDUCATION --------------

-------------- MASONRY --------------

In Masonry,
once Work has commenced
upon a Rough Ashlar,
it is thereafter referred to
as a Common Ashlar.

In Freemasonry,
you will not hear this word,
unless it's spoken
by the mouth of a Mason.

-------------- IMPROVEMENT --------------

Osmotic Improvement is Wishful
True Betterment only Occurs
by Consciously Directed Work.

-------------- COACH'S CHALLENGE --------------

A WM of your lodge happened upon a gathering of your Brothers who were trying to address some very straightforward and important questions being directed to them by a visiting party interested in joining. After listening intently to the conversation for about 20 minutes, he was very concerned with what he heard. The Brothers answering the questions were not doing well at all in responding to this future candidate's questions. When the interested party left, your WM stepped over to the table and said to your Brothers that he wanted to know every question the person asked and wanted the list by end of day. Your Brothers thought it was a great idea and agreed to provide them as requested.

Your task:

1) Put yourself at that table with your Brothers and work with them to come up with every question you believe the individual asked about the fraternity, its rituals and obligations during that gathering.
2) Write them all down on paper.
3) Ask your Brothers how they would respond to them had they been given an opportunity to research them, think them through and provide their best thoughts on the answers.

-------------- WORK --------------

To Reveal Beauty Remove Rubbish Surrounding It!

-------------- PHILOSOPHY --------------

Philosophical Discussion...

-------------- MATURITY --------------

A Continuous Track-Record
of Considerately Civil Decisions
Fairs Far Better in Reflecting Manhood
than any Time-Based System
You May ever Use as a Standard.