The "glory days" of Masonry, are behind us. In the 21st century, we can look forward to a "leaner and tighter" Freemasonry. There are always opportunities for a rebound. I am glad to see how Masonry is embracing the internet. More and more often, the first knock at the west gate, is an electronic knock.
Masonry can make some administrative and procedural changes, that will enable us to reach and hold the new generation. We can adapt and make our Masonry more relevant to younger men, and thus move forward into a great new century.
We can operate in the 21st century, and still keep true to our "roots".
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Nobel Prize winner) had many management methods, that we can adopt. One rule of their order was that the word "problem" was taboo. Whenever a difficulty or obstacle appeared, the sisters were required to say "gift" instead of "problem".
The decline in our numbers is a "gift". Let's accept this "gift", and make the changes we need to, and move forward.
