I know how long the odds are against a short Jewish iconoclast.
I'm sure I get your meaning here: you're speaking of ethnicity, not religion, and addressing your expectation of the perceptions of strangers in a political context, yes? Still, I found it surprising, since you've described your upbringing as completely secular.
York Rite
Yeah, man. You gotta do this, and I've been telling you that for decades %^). I sponsored you and helped Raise you: I know the manner of Mason you are, and -- trust me -- any chapter would be delighted to count you among them. I could anticipate your motivation to be fully involved, and your distaste at being an occasional sideline attendee, but really, that's you, and no one else. No one but yourself would hold that against you.
You're clued enough to know full well that Masonry is more about the journey than the destination. But still, there are questions left unanswered in Blue Lodge, goals left unattained. I know -- I know -- that you want those answers, and that you want to achieve those goals. I'm here to tell you that they exist, and York Rite is where you find them. There are a lot of really cool "Oh, now I get it!" moments.
"Pay the craft their wages, if any be due..." "Only in the presence of three..." "Was there a word, or key to a word..." "Until the wisdom of future ages shall find out the Right..." "Hewn, squared, and numbered...." "The Temple is nearly completed..."
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Date: 2009-12-02 01:44 pm (UTC)I know how long the odds are against a short Jewish iconoclast.
I'm sure I get your meaning here: you're speaking of ethnicity, not religion, and addressing your expectation of the perceptions of strangers in a political context, yes? Still, I found it surprising, since you've described your upbringing as completely secular.
York Rite
Yeah, man. You gotta do this, and I've been telling you that for decades %^). I sponsored you and helped Raise you: I know the manner of Mason you are, and -- trust me -- any chapter would be delighted to count you among them. I could anticipate your motivation to be fully involved, and your distaste at being an occasional sideline attendee, but really, that's you, and no one else. No one but yourself would hold that against you.
You're clued enough to know full well that Masonry is more about the journey than the destination. But still, there are questions left unanswered in Blue Lodge, goals left unattained. I know -- I know -- that you want those answers, and that you want to achieve those goals. I'm here to tell you that they exist, and York Rite is where you find them. There are a lot of really cool "Oh, now I get it!" moments.
"Pay the craft their wages, if any be due..."
"Only in the presence of three..."
"Was there a word, or key to a word..."
"Until the wisdom of future ages shall find out the Right..."
"Hewn, squared, and numbered...."
"The Temple is nearly completed..."
Have I whetted your appetite?