SURROUND YOUR MIND WITH BEAUTY

Begin by allowing yourself the dignity of being a student.  Absorb information. Learn from the ideas of others, about ways to reexamine the world in ways that amaze and satisfy those wondering if life is more than what is seen.  The ideas of person who examined existence, knowledge and morality as Nietzsche did, might prompt us to read for ourselves and draw our own conclusions if only it weren't so deep.  For many nothing about our private thoughts permit us to question until we see the Newtonian philosophical basis being exercised in thinking  of the late 18th century.  At what point did we pause and codify free masonry?  Was the Union 1813 a step forward in that regard or did we begin to see patterns and connections much earlier that were not necessarily sympatico waiting for confrontation to give us reason to rethink.  Today, historians are helping us understand the value of primary source material. So much conjecture has brought the use of secondary sources into tall repute.  Compounded by the impatient researcher we were left with illusions of history.  Asking our questions not once but twice, and a third, each time brings us closer to 'truth' and objectivity.  Are we even conscious we do the same to our own history. How much of it are temporary impressions? If we examine masonry including the unique units within the matrix, be prepared to find life is predictable, not as dramatic as one might like.  Hindsight might lead to insight but more likely it will be tedious, stark, but relevent.  Putting ourselves under the microscope does not mean we abandon the ability to assess what we find and be amazed we find anything at all.  How does a man with insight conduct himself in public? With purpose and confidence.