Pursuing the Work
A Brother Asks: Why aren’t more Brothers pursuing the Work?
Coach: What Work is that?
Brother: The Work that makes good men better.
Coach: Why do you ask?
Brother: I see a lot of men joining, but I see very few improving.
Coach: I’ve observed the same thing, as have quite a few other Brothers.
Brother: What’s going on Coach?
Coach: We are our own worst enemies.
Temptation
Brother: How so?
Coach: Our system points the way to improvement, but it diverts wannabes with a temptation that few men can't resist.
Brother: Temptation?
Coach: Yes. And it is in the form of a marshmallow provided by ritual itself.
Brother: Good Lord Coach. Are you going to go down another rabbit hole with me?
Coach: Yes, but only if you want to.
Brother: Of course I do. Let’s go!
Coach: Good. I like your spirit. Have you ever heard of “The Marshmallow Test”?
Brother: The Marshmallow Test? What’s that?
Coach: It is a reference to experiments conducted by Stanford University during the late 1960s through the early 1970s on delayed gratification.
Brother: Okay. Yes. I remember reading about it a while back. What does that have to do with Brothers not pursuing the Work.
Coach: That’s an important question my Brother. Do you recall the Ruffians from the third degree tragedy?
Brother: Yes. I do.
Pursuit Goal
Coach: Do you recall what they wanted from our Grand Master?
Brother: Yes. They wanted the secrets of the Master Mason, more specifically, “The Master’s Word”.
Coach: Indeed. And when they requested it from the Grand Master, what was it that he told them?
Brother: He said that they would have to wait until the Temple was completed before they would to receive it.
Coach: Yes. Were they willing to wait?
Brother: Of course not. That’s the whole reason for them attacking him.
Coach: Which was?
Brother: They didn’t want to wait to complete the Temple. They wanted to have what they wanted immediately; before the Temple was completed.
Coach: Yes. Do you recall what the basis behind the Marshmallow Test was?
Brother: Yes. It was to test whether someone was able to delay getting something so that they would get it and an additional reward for waiting.
Coach: Yes. And what were the findings?
Brother: Those who delayed gratification were found to be rewarded better in life than those who would not.
Coach: What would you say where the results of the Masonic Marshmallow Test?
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A Brother Asks: Why aren’t more Brothers pursuing the Work?
Coach: What Work is that?
Brother: The Work that makes good men better.
Coach: Why do you ask?
Brother: I see a lot of men joining, but I see very few improving.
Coach: I’ve observed the same thing, as have quite a few other Brothers.
Brother: What’s going on Coach?
Coach: We are our own worst enemies.
Temptation
Brother: How so?
Coach: Our system points the way to improvement, but it diverts wannabes with a temptation that few men can't resist.
Brother: Temptation?
Coach: Yes. And it is in the form of a marshmallow provided by ritual itself.
Brother: Good Lord Coach. Are you going to go down another rabbit hole with me?
Coach: Yes, but only if you want to.
Brother: Of course I do. Let’s go!
Coach: Good. I like your spirit. Have you ever heard of “The Marshmallow Test”?
Brother: The Marshmallow Test? What’s that?
Coach: It is a reference to experiments conducted by Stanford University during the late 1960s through the early 1970s on delayed gratification.
Brother: Okay. Yes. I remember reading about it a while back. What does that have to do with Brothers not pursuing the Work.
Coach: That’s an important question my Brother. Do you recall the Ruffians from the third degree tragedy?
Brother: Yes. I do.
Pursuit Goal
Coach: Do you recall what they wanted from our Grand Master?
Brother: Yes. They wanted the secrets of the Master Mason, more specifically, “The Master’s Word”.
Coach: Indeed. And when they requested it from the Grand Master, what was it that he told them?
Brother: He said that they would have to wait until the Temple was completed before they would to receive it.
Coach: Yes. Were they willing to wait?
Brother: Of course not. That’s the whole reason for them attacking him.
Coach: Which was?
Brother: They didn’t want to wait to complete the Temple. They wanted to have what they wanted immediately; before the Temple was completed.
Coach: Yes. Do you recall what the basis behind the Marshmallow Test was?
Brother: Yes. It was to test whether someone was able to delay getting something so that they would get it and an additional reward for waiting.
Coach: Yes. And what were the findings?
Brother: Those who delayed gratification were found to be rewarded better in life than those who would not.
Coach: What would you say where the results of the Masonic Marshmallow Test?
Continue reading here:
https://buildinghiram.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-brother-asks-masonic-marshmallow.html
