Random Building Thoughts - 2024-05-16

 

-------------- LIMITS --------------  

 

Don't Strain 

Your Brotherly Connections 

to their Breaking Point. 

Cable Tows have their Limits!

 

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

 

 

 -------------- INITIAL ROMANCE --------------  

 

When the Illusions 

that Caused the Initial Romance die, 

that's When the Reality 

of the True Work 

is only First Realized.  

 

For Further Light:
Work

  

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

 

In Darkness Some Are. 

Closed to the Light 

Remain Their Eyes. 

Pry Them I will not. 

On Their Own They Must Open. 

 

-------------- HUMOR --------------  

 

(When SOCIAL DISTANCING was in VOGUE...)

 

 

A MM Degree coming up? Got ya covered!

 

-------------- PRODUCTIVITY --------------   

 

Organizations doom themselves unworthy 

when they go from 

"doing productive stuff for profit" 

to 

"paying for the right 

to do nothing truly productive". 

 

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

 

Allegory:

Experienced Differently 

Through the Eyes 

of Each Consumer. 

 

-------------- CHALLENGE --------------  

 

  

But only when you actually think about it.

 

-------------- BOOKS --------------  

 

 

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

--Marcus Tullius Cicero 

 

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

 

You may be a Ruffian if...
...you seek to wear titles you've not earned.  

 

-------------- MYTH --------------  

 

-------------- STRUCTURE -------------- 

 

 

“If words are not things, 

or maps are not the actual territory, 

then, obviously, 

the only possible link 

between the objective world 

and the linguistic world 

is found in structure, 

and structure alone.”

-- Alfred Korzybski;

 the late Polish-American 

Philosopher and Scientist

 

For Further Light:
Structure...

 

-------------- INSANITY --------------  

 

 To Boycott any Lodge 

that you don't even Attend 

Draws more Attention 

to your Irrational Insanity 

Than anything that could be said about the Lodge.

 

 -------------- A FUN PRESENTATION TEASER -------------- 

 

 

 -------------- END --------------  

 Be Well and Travel Light!
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Random Building Thoughts - 2024-05-15

 

-------------- HUMOR --------------  

  

Freemasonry: 

If you're still a sheep, 

you've not listened to 

its wake-up call.

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

 

 

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

 

 

Admitted Liars Lose Face. 

Liars Who Lie 

about Their Lying 

Lose Their Soul.

 

-------------- CHALLENGE --------------  

 

 

COACH'S CHALLENGE (PART TWO!) -  

READ through to the WARNING!

 

The 15 ruffians in the third degree allegory had not completed the Temple.

 

If you subscribe to the belief that the temple is never completed in one's earthly form, explain then:

 

1) What the Temple actually represents, in Light of the Fellow Craft Work and outside of religious views.

2) How at least three Grand Master completed their temples

3) What it takes to lay the temple's foundation

 

WARNING: If you respond with anything like "the temple is never completed", or "it's completed when you die", then you missed the point of the challenge. This is a serious exercise that you either embrace or not participate. It is NOT about never completing it or dying to complete it.  

 

-------------- BEFORE... --------------  

 

Before you Dare Ask a Brother to Return, 

Make Sure What you Offer to Him 

is of the Same Quality, Value and Inspiration 

as What Motivated Him to Enter Originally.

 

-------------- DARE! --------------  

 

Go Ahead! Dare to Remove It! 

 

But be forewarned... 

 

Should you take the dare, expect life to be different!

 

1) The Challenge: 

facing life post-revelation.

 

2) The Problem: 

letting what you might allow

 to get in your way as a result of your knowing

 in the face of overwhelming ignorance.

 

3) The Trouble: 

dealing with all those who would do battle with you 

as a result of conflicting views.

 

Can you rise and meet 

the challenges, problem and troubles? 

 

Have you courage?
Have you the nerve?
Have you the desire?
Have you the passion?
 
Time shall tell.

 

-------------- MYTH --------------  

 

-------------- MASONIC PARKING --------------  

 

 

I: What are ways to test a man in public 

to see if he is a mason or not? 

R: Ask him where he parks his goat. 

 

For Further Light:

https://buildinghiram.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-brother-asks-wheres-goat.html

 

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

 

 

Allegory: Not Fact; Not Fiction. 

Only Truth Served up 

on the Raw Listener's Level.

 

-------------- LIMITS --------------  

 

Educated Men 

Know the Limits 

of Organizational Light. 

Do you?

 

-------------- ETHIOPIA... -------------- 

 

RESEARCH QUESTION:

 

In what year was the reference to 

"Ethiopia" introduced into Ritual?

 

I asked this question while researching my book,

 "A Brother Asks: Uncommon Discourse about Hiram - Volume 1"

 

I found my answer and more!

 

http://www.coach.net/AB1.htm

 

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

 

Allegory: 

Experienced Differently 

Through the Eyes of Each Consumer. 

For Further Light:  

Allegory

 

-------------- END --------------  

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A Brother Asks: Abating a Wife's Mistrust of The Craft

 

A Brother Asks:  Coach Nagy, about 3 years ago I had the pleasure of going through both the Entered Apprentice and Fellow-Craft degrees at my local Lodge. 

Coach: Congratulations!

Brother: Thanks! Unfortunately, my wife had friends and family who goaded her into believing unfounded conspiracy beliefs in regards to Freemasonry.  Their influence was profound.

Coach: I know such things can cause some unnecessary friction in relationships.  How did you handle this with your wife?

Brother: I made the decision to respect my wife's request to step away from Freemasonry. I did continue to try and discuss my membership with her.  I pointed out all the wonderful things Freemasons have done for our community, nation, and within the lives of fellow Brothers. But she is still dead-set against my involvement.

Coach: I'm very saddened to hear this. Did you cut off all of your Masonic pursuits?

Brother: No. That's not going to stop.  I still read about Masonry regularly.  I enjoy quite a few Masonic podcasts as well.  I even stay in touch with many on my Masonic Brothers from my lodge. I'm just not a member of the local Lodge.

Coach: I'm glad to know that you're continuing your connection and that you're still pursuing further Light, albeit, even though it's on the side.  No relationship should ever prevent a soul from what it desires when what that soul desires is good for it.

Brother: I agree.  And that's the issue.  I really would like to re-engage and complete my Master Mason degree and become active in my local Lodge.  I want to be with my Brothers.  But if I were to do any of this, I truly need to ensure my wife is supportive.

Coach: That's a wise condition!

Brother: Thanks.  I'm glad that you see this condition to be necessary. And that's the reason I approached you.  I need to know.  Are there resources you would recommend to help her see the truth about Freemasonry? Have you any advice?  I would be much appreciative if there is anything that you could share. 

Coach: Let me start by saying that there's a old saying, "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still."  I say this because something crucial must be pointed out here.

Brother: What's that?

Coach: Either your wife trusts you; or she doesn't. And that trust is at the heart of her issue with you as a fellow human being and her partner in life. From what little you have shared, it's pretty clear that she would rather trust her friends and family of origin members than place genuine and unwavering trust in your ability to make the right decisions and choices on your own and for the best interests of your closest family - her. And, in this respect, it is a control issue between her and you, and in that specific order. 

So, I wish you the best in your situation as described. I wish there were better advice that I could offer. But there's an underlying issue that needs to be addressed before membership should be discussed.

There are no resources that I would ever recommend to anyone trying to help someone else see the truth, especially when the mistrusting individual's loyalty is not to the person sharing those resources.

Brother: Loyalty?

Coach: Yes, loyalty.  Please consider the following.  Rather than remain true to you and support your pursuits, she is harkening to voices that are outside her marriage to you; the owner of the one voice to which she should be most loyal.

Brother: Wow! That's a related issue that I had not thought about. Although, your words are hitting hard!

Coach: Loyalty and trust are not things that are often considered when the superficial issues are clouding one's thoughts.

Brother: Thank you for the honest response and wholeheartedly agree that these are issues. I very much appreciate you taking the time to respond.

Coach: You're most welcome. Thank you for reaching out and asking me for my best thoughts on this matter. You've honored me with your approach and I appreciate the trust that you have placed in me on this delicate issue.

 

I pray that the both of you can move past these issues and reestablish the trust and loyalty that a marriage should be founded upon.