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A Living Mason
His name is John. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt
with holes in it,
jeans and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for
his entire four years of
college. He was the top of his class. Kind of
esoteric and very, very
bright.
He became a Mason recently while attending college. After
moving to
his new town, he finds down the street from his new
apartment is a well
dressed, very conservative Lodge.
One day John decides to go there after work. He
walks in with shoes, jeans, his work shirt, and long hair.
The Lodge has already started and so John starts looking
for a seat. The Lodge is completely packed and he
can't find a seat. By now the Brethren are really
looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything.
John gets closer and closer to the East and, when he
realizes there are no seats, he
squats down right on the carpet. (Although perfectly
acceptable behavior at
a college fellowship, trust me, this had never happened in
this Lodge before!) By now the Brethren are really
uptight, and the tension in the air is thick.
About this time, the Secretary realizes that from way at
the back of the Lodge, a Past Master is slowly making his
way toward John.
Now the Past Master is in his eighties, has silver-grey
hair, and a three-piece suit. A good man, very elegant,
very dignified, very courtly. He walks with a cane
and, as he starts walking toward this boy, everyone is
saying to themselves that you can't blame him for what
he's going to do.
How can you expect a man of his age and of his background
to understand some
college kid in the Lodge? It takes a long time for
the man to reach the boy. The Lodge is utterly
silent except for the clicking of the man's cane.
All eyes are focused on him. You can't even hear anyone
breathing. The Secretary can't even continue with
the " Minutes" until the Past Master does what
he has to do. And now the Lodge watches as this elderly
man drops his cane on the floor. With
great difficulty, he lowers himself and sits down next to
John and welcomes him so he won't be alone.
When the Secretary gains control, he says,
"What I'm about to say, you will never
remember. What you have just seen, you will never
forget.
Be careful how you
live...
You may be the only Mason some people will ever
Meet." |
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