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More of a rant..

NY.Light

Registered User
Just frustrated by my jurisdiction since I can't petition for another year and a half because of the 21 rule.
 

dmurawsky

Premium Member
I understand the frustration and had the same issue at the time. However, I ended up delaying joining for almost 10 years due to things coming up. It turns out it was the right course. Things happen for a reason.
Use the time in between to improve yourself.
 
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Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
I know you are anxious to join but it won't be long now. Remember that old saying "Good things come to those who wait."
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
My friend, by the time you are 40, you are going to learn how fast 18 months will blow by. And when you are a MM, you will be taught through emblems and allegory that YOU have a very short shelf-life. Read, learn, and be the man who would make a good Mason. Soon enough, you will be the Mason who will be a good man.
Very well put!
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
Just frustrated by my jurisdiction since I can't petition for another year and a half because of the 21 rule.

One of the many lessons we learn in Masonry is patience. My rant goes like - Patience? I don't have time for patience! Argh! Chortle.
 
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japool

Registered User
Just frustrated by my jurisdiction since I can't petition for another year and a half because of the 21 rule.

Get used to it, Masonic "time" moves by very slowly. It takes some time to get anything done in Masonry, nothing is ever really rushed. As soon as I realized and accepted that fact, I truly learned the lesson of Patience. It has really helped me in my life, and it can help you in yours if you let it.

I'm glad your excited about joining and I'm sure you'll make a good Mason. We need more young men such as yourself.
 

GKA

Premium Member
I hate to see young men so eager to join Masonry, Please don't take this the wrong way, what I mean is there is a real risk that the enthusiasm will lead to disappointment and possible apathy or non involvement when expectations are not realized after joining.
We are only human and the difficulty in finding consensuses among us is not any easier because we call each other brother.
Becoming a Mason is just the first step, in a long lifetime of steps.
There is much more you can do outside of the Fraternity than you will find inside.
They say patience is a virtue, it is also one of the most difficult ones to master.
 

JJones

Moderator
I'm sure there are exceptions but I've never seen anyone younger than 21 join and remain active in the fraternity.

At 18 most men still have a lot of growing up to do, I see that everyday as part of my job (I wasn't a shining example of maturity either at that age either). Then there's college and/or military service, both of which whisk young men away.
 
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GKA

Premium Member
Some of our members join straight from the De Moley youth group, there they get experience in what our fraternity is about
It seems that we push people too fast to the MM, but it has always been done that way, so who am I to criticize?
A lot of new members at my lodge don't see Masonry in the same "light" as do our senior members, I think we ( my lodge) are not prepared to address the interest of our younger members, patience is fine but we should throw them a bone or two on occasion, to keep them interested.
 
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