I know I've posted this in other threads, but I love the dialogue.
In "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise and Ken Wantanabe, Cruise's character is a disgraced Union soldier who is asked to assist in modernizing Japan's military at the request of the emperor. Cruise is captured in a battle by some of the last samurai who refuse to be a part of the modernization, but who remain loyal to the emperor. As cruise is immersed in the culture of the samurai during his captivity he begins to see the beauty and wisdom of the life in the samurai village.
In a garden full of cherry blossom trees Wantanabe's character laments that the way of the samurai is no longer necessary. Cruise replies, "What could be more necessary?"
They aren't talking about the old ways of warfare, or the lack of modern weapons, but the ideals of the warrior called Bushido. It is a code of honor that guided every samurai in all his activities, not just warfare. It was very similar to the medieval European principles of chivalry.
As a young man I can't think of anything more necessary for my generation than what freemasonry offers. And I think we are primed for it. I really believe it is what we have been looking for, but because they haven't come across real masonry, not what the anti's keep pushing out there about us, or the idea that it's an old mans club and relic of another generation, but the true symbolism and principles of masonry. It just hasn't been presented much in a way that catches their attention. But that's beginning to change.
True, there are many in my generation who would not make good masons, but there are many that are, so please don't give up on us. Many are just waiting. It takes just a small spark to start a rushing fire, and I think the influx of the new younger generation is only beginning.