I was a man who looked at the step of becoming a Mason as an important goal to be achieved. Truly, it is a worthy, noble, and important goal but I now know it is really only a step in a life-long winding staircase.
True Freemasons travel on a journey toward enlightenment. In various ways and in multiple steps we seek out and discover who we truly are and how we can improve.
Our rituals and degrees serve to remind us of our noble past and how we walk in the footsteps of great men… men who were really not so different from ourselves.
Our symbols and signs are icons that visibly and succinctly remind us of the lessons learned within our degrees.
Our community activities and charity work help us keep in mind that we are a part of humanity and have a responsibility to help those in need.
And our fellowship activities give us the opportunity to be social, to have friendships and to enjoy life in brotherhood with similar-minded, responsible men.
What does it mean to be a Mason?
I was a man who looked at the step of becoming a Mason as an important goal to be achieved. Truly, it is a worthy, noble, and important goal but I now know it is really only a step in a life-long winding staircase.
True Freemasons travel on a journey toward enlightenment. In various ways and in multiple steps we seek out and discover who we truly are and how we can improve.
Our rituals and degrees serve to remind us of our noble past and how we walk in the footsteps of great men… men who were really not so different from ourselves.
Our symbols and signs are icons that visibly and succinctly remind us of the lessons learned within our degrees.
Our community activities and charity work help us keep in mind that we are a part of humanity and have a responsibility to help those in need.
And our fellowship activities give us the opportunity to be social, to have friendships and to enjoy life in brotherhood with similar-minded, responsible men.