What scares me is the laws and bylaws of the GL are becoming like the laws of our country, which everyone seems to have their own interpertation. To me, Masonry is simple. We need to get back to keeping it simple. Before I knew hardly any laws of Masonry, I knew the obligations. Think about it. During everyone's EA, how many knews the laws of the GL. All I knew, that I had to believe in God, be a certain age (21 at that time), and having no felonies. Since that time Ihave learned so much more of what you can or can't do. To me the obligation dictates our actions throughout our daily lives, or how the public sees our actions. The laws and bylaws of the GL are there to allow the lodges to operate, to take in new members, to suspend or expel for wrong doing, and so on. To me, how we act outside the lodge room is our total reflection. That's how I became interested in Masonry, by seeing how other Masons act. I hope this helps, if I'm wrong, please enlighten me!!