"When is a Man a Mason"
M -When he can look
out over the rivers, the hills, and the far horizon with a profound sense of his
own littleness in the vast scheme of things, and yet have faith, hope and
courage--which is the root of every virtue.
A -When he knows
tat down in his heart every man is as noble as himself, and seeks to know, to
forgive, and to love his fellowmen.
S -When he knows
how to sympathize with men in their sorrows, yea, even in their sins--knowing
that each man fights a hard fight against many odds.
T -When he has
learned how to make friends and to keep them, and above all how to keep friends
with himself.
E -When he loves
flowers, can hunt the birds without a gun, and feels the thrill of an old
forgotten joy when he hears the laugh of a little child.
R -When he can be
happy and high minded amid the meaner drudgeries of life.
: When star-crowned
trees, and the glint of sunlight on flowing waters, subdue him like the thought
of one much loved and long dead.
M -When no voice of
distress reaches his ears in vain, and no hand seeks his aid without response.
A -When he finds
good in every faith that helps any man to lay hold of divine things and sees
majestic meanings in life, whatever the name of that faith may be.
S -When he can look
into a wayside puddle and see something beyond sin.
O -When he knows
how to pray how to love how to hope.
N -When he has kept
faith with himself, with his fellowman, with his God; in his hand a sword for
evil, in his heart a bit of song--glad to live, but not afraid to die! Such a
man has found the only real secret of Masonry, and the one which it is trying
to give all the world."
----Joseph Fort
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