EYES ON INSPIRATION

Participating in masonry is more honest than most other obligations in life. You have to want it. You have to want to be one.  The lost boys join because they are bored or see an opportunity to mine the contacts for profit.  The must be terribly disappointed.   During the 1st World War, the world learned it was possible to gain support for an unpopular idea but using propaganda.  All sides used it. When it was us, we called it education and information. When it was the enemy it is called propaganda.  Truth is it's all the same. Someone believes people are stupid and can be lead to support something they don't even understand.  100 years later, we have made this all so polite; public relations or spin doctoring or  media reimagining it's still the same. Those damned masons. They are expected to pursue truth whereever it is to be found.  Truth hurts. Truth is power. Truth is love. Slice it anyway you want, finding truth comes at a price.  It is admitting to yourself what you don't admit to others. It is the unassailable starting point for improvement.

So today, we talk about the things that inspire. Are you thinking it will not go well in your lodge?  Silly, of course it won't.  But it would be harmful to our harmony to point out those who are content with simple things; the titles- ornaments, distinctions, idle parade. Who are we to think they don't belong? We have the freedom to think for ourselves. We can talk- even though we have nothing useful to say but enjoy the sound of our own voice. Babies know how to tune out and so do grown men. Life is full of lost opportunity.  When insightful men gather in large groups, it is an enriching experience, so go out and find your group. They are scattered throughout the lodges of Ontario and beyond. And they are looking for you as you are for them.

Masonic Companion is with you.