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Post by teddyballgame on Dec 21, 2008 11:05:44 GMT
"Don't go back. Whoever expects to find the same old insensitive Masonry, unaware of the problems and dramas of the present, perplexed, the refuge of the failed and frustrated, hiding behind wonderful titles and aspiring to find a center of power and the key to solve every problem, has knocked on the wrong door. The winter has been over for a long time. If someone has not understood this, and wants to turn back the clock of history, they should not be deluded. Let me conclude, as I often have lately, with a thought of Neruda: "They can cut all the flowers, but they can never stop the spring."
Spot on! Again, thanks to Architekt, you seem to be the Orient news gatherer for us all here. Many thanks. Proactive masonry is exciting. Thanks for shedding Light. The more I read, the more interesting these Grand Orients seem. Keep it up Achie!
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Post by teddyballgame on Dec 21, 2008 11:08:45 GMT
"Brotherhood is always at the center of attention, both for us Masons, and also for the profane world. On the one hand, we try to live with sincerity and purity, leaving outside the door of the Temple vanity, personal interest, narrowness. On the other hand, consequently, the profane world has a right to find an example and a reference in the brotherhood lived by Masons. [The institution of] Freemasonry is one thing. The other thing is the Masons who compose it, who are human beings with their own limitations and smallness. Therefore it is always essential to work on refining oneself. In the language of symbolism it is necessary "to smooth the stone." Another thing, and I want to be clear on this, is that pseudo-brotherhood -- to put it mildly -- lived wrongly in a self-centered manner, or worse, a utilitarian way, is a phenomenon which the current Grand Master has done his best to eliminate, convinced that we cannot go back."
Another excellent quote. This gentleman seems very well thought out. Thank You Archie I would be proud to vote for this man.
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