Thursday, July 6, 2023

Random Building Thoughts - 2023-07-06

 

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There was a time when Brothers 
came together to form Lodges 
because there was Work to be done 
that would leave the world a better place. 
They were paid by benefactors
outside the Lodge for such Work 
and when either the funding or Work ended, 
these Brothers simply disassembled the Lodge 
and Traveled on. 
 
Sadly,
 today’s Brothers pay for the right to do very little Work 
which rarely leaves the world a better place 
and they continue to pay to maintain Lodges 
that have long ceased to provide anything 
other than a footnote of marginal attendance for business
 that contributes questionable value. 
 
Attrition and apathy are symptoms of today's reality. 
To end both symptoms requires meaningful Work! 
 
What meaningful Work does your Lodge do,
other than making more members?

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-------------- ALLEGORY--------------  
  
 
For your consideration:  
An Appropriate Craft Allegory 
for our times.
 
Be wary of the Gym 
that sells you membership 
based upon Body-Building 
but puts you to work
behind the cash register. 
 
For Further Light:
WEAKLY

 
-------------- CHARACTER --------------  
 

"Never be bullied into silence. 
Never allow yourself to be made a victim. 
Accept no one's definition of your life; 
define yourself." 
-- Robert Frost 
(Hat tip to Bro. Bill Anderson!)
 
-------------- ARITHMETIC! --------------  
 

 
Dig into the mystery of Nicolas Bourbaki
— one of the most influential mathematicians of all time… 
who never actually existed.
 
-------------- FEED YOUR MIND WELL! --------------   
 

 -------------- DON'T BE FOOLED! --------------  
 
 
 Don't be fooled 
by purposefully misleading labels. 
Examine closely what is being offered 
and ask yourself, 
"Does this label truly describe 
what I'm getting?" 
 
  -------------- ASTRONOMY -------------- 
 
  
The Earth will be at its 
farthest point from the Sun
 
 -------------- ON CRITICISM... --------------  


(Hat tip to Bro. Peter Taylor!)
 
-------------- SELECTIVE --------------  

 
We Exist in 
an Unfortunate Age of Selective Bigotry 
where the Personal Meanings, 
the Symbolic Understandings, 
and the Hypocritical Behaviors of Others 
are Condemned by those
 who Won't Question their Own.
 
Be willing to examine your very being!
 
-------------- IN THE RED -------------- 
 
 
Why We Are In The Red...
 
-------------- CHARACTER --------------  
 
 
-------------- MYTH --------------  
 

"Mythology may,
 in a real sense, 
be defined as other people’s religion. 
And religion may, 
in a real sense, 
be understood as 
a popular misunderstanding of mythology."
-- Joseph Campbell from Thou Art That

 
-------------- ASSIMILATION --------------  
 

Assimilation: 
When your time is consumed 
servicing machines 
rather than the people 
these machine were intended to serve. 
Make sure your involvement 
is always for the people it serves.

 -------------- THE COACH! --------------  
 

When the Player is ready, 
the Coach appears! 
 
-------------- GUIDE --------------  
 

 Your Consummate Guide to Supporting Your Seeking
The Bridge to Esoteric Masonry!
For Further Light:
LIGHT!
 
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 Be Well and Travel Light!
-- Coach Nagy ;-)

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