Have you noticed a change in the way you act towards others,or just in general since you have become a mason?
Somethings you do are just habit,like saying bless you when someone sneezes,or holding the elevator when you see a person hurrying to get on.But what has "become" a habit since being a mason? Has anyone told you they have noticed something different about the way you are?.. Have you lost weight? Did you get a new haircut? Is that a new shirt? Something that they just cant place their finger on,and yet the difference is obvious.
Since i have become a mason the first thing i noticed about myself was my attitude towards others.In the past i very much had a "don't talk to me,i wont talk to you'' outlook,and didn't want to be bothered by anyone because i was too busy or just didn't care. But from the first day i walked into the lodge, i was shown nothing but kindness,and friendship.Every person i walked up to stopped what they were doing,got up "if they were seated" shook my hand and told me it was a pleasure to make my acquaintance.Never before have i seen this type of attitude any where,but of course i wasn't looking. Maybe I'm not too busy to say hello,or ask someone how they are doing.Maybe i do care that someone needs help moving,or needs help painting their house. I know that these little things seem like they should just be second nature and I'm sure for some they are. But for me it was definitely something i found when i became a mason that has changed the way i see life and others around me. There is nothing i wouldn't do for any of my brothers if they needed help and i know with out even thinking about it that there is nothing they would not do for me.
Somethings you do are just habit,like saying bless you when someone sneezes,or holding the elevator when you see a person hurrying to get on.But what has "become" a habit since being a mason? Has anyone told you they have noticed something different about the way you are?.. Have you lost weight? Did you get a new haircut? Is that a new shirt? Something that they just cant place their finger on,and yet the difference is obvious.
Since i have become a mason the first thing i noticed about myself was my attitude towards others.In the past i very much had a "don't talk to me,i wont talk to you'' outlook,and didn't want to be bothered by anyone because i was too busy or just didn't care. But from the first day i walked into the lodge, i was shown nothing but kindness,and friendship.Every person i walked up to stopped what they were doing,got up "if they were seated" shook my hand and told me it was a pleasure to make my acquaintance.Never before have i seen this type of attitude any where,but of course i wasn't looking. Maybe I'm not too busy to say hello,or ask someone how they are doing.Maybe i do care that someone needs help moving,or needs help painting their house. I know that these little things seem like they should just be second nature and I'm sure for some they are. But for me it was definitely something i found when i became a mason that has changed the way i see life and others around me. There is nothing i wouldn't do for any of my brothers if they needed help and i know with out even thinking about it that there is nothing they would not do for me.
