CHANGLING

Does FM change a person? No. As intriguing as it is a subject, efficacy becomes increasingly possible with an increased awareness and then mastery of guiding principles. For men who are readers, it comes easier than for men who have yet to learn how to read and study. Before you dismiss me out of hand, think about it.  Studying any subject in an organized way requires learning to disgest information assigned to us. It is not what we find interesting or entertaining in the moment. It is a task necessary to achieve our goal. FM is as much about mastering ways to absorb information as it is a process of elevating our ambitions and goals by positioning ourselves according to philosophical arguements. Those fortunate amongst us, made have had guidance and support from others. The majority will need to rely on being a self-directed learner, who realizes if he doesn't organize his thinking, no one else will do it for him.  He can remain a grotty little sod his whole life, or refine his thinking and manners hoping to find compatibility with others who are personable and able to learn our defining traditions. Many of them are interactive. A thought experiment is insufficient when we are tasked in our attitudes toward others.  Masonry draws us out according to ability.  It's an odd experience realizing all of us can be described on a normal distribution curve. Oh what do the mathematicians know that they hesitate to share? Or what do we know that we don't want to admit? We are doing well in life if we are entertaining the possiblity of improved existence. In our own way, with what we have, to find joy and satisfaction is valuable. It spreads a feeling of well-being and hope to others. Doing what we can, to help others is a beautiful thing. Doing those things because they are the right thing to do is affirming. People are trustworthy. Strangers are like us. Fear and aggression do not define humanity. Peace and love.