This is taken from the email sent to our Brethren
Are there subjects regarding Masonry in Hawaii that you would like to know more about. How about things that you would like to say about how Masonry is or is not flourishing in Hawaii. Do you have ideas that may improve Masonry in Hawaii? Do you have a story about Masonry that you would like to share with other Masons? Do you have a recipe?
I believe that for too long Masons have been silent about Masonry. We have been too quiet. I believe that for too long we didn’t let others know what Masonry was about, the kinds of men that were Masons and how others of Masonic quality were not becoming Masons because they didn’t know how to become one or who to speak with to gain the knowledge about how to become one.
I have also thought that too often we as Brethren, don’t really act like Brothers. Don’t get me wrong, what I am saying here is that our brothers as siblings mean quite a lot to us. We don’t just turn our heads if something is wrong. We discuss and to some degrees quite vociferously and nearly come to fisticuffs because we truly care for the welfare of our Brother.
In Masonic circles I often see Brethren turn their heads and allow a Brother to be embarrassed, continue down a path that is incorrect because we will not whisper kind counsel or correct our lesser Brethren. We hide behind what we determine to be “Brotherly Love”. What a cop out! What a bunch of B.S. “B.S.” is not what you are thinking. “B.S.” to me means Big Sissy! I don’t have the fortitude or actually Love for my Masonic Brother because I wussed out. (I don’t know if the spelling is right, but I think you get my meaning.)
Am I right or wrong? What do you think? Well, “What Say You?”
What Say You is the name of a blog that I started to get Brothers expressing themselves in written form so that others could share their experiences, thoughts or deeds and learn from, agree or disagree. But to shed a little light on a subject that others were thinking about regarding Masonry in Hawaii.
Let’s get communicating with each other. Let’s come alive and explore our Masonic visions, ideas etc. Let’s help make a difference and improve Masonry in Hawaii. How can I participate? Go to http://raymond.wieckowicz.googlepages.com and explore that website, then click on the link to go to the blog or you may go there directly by clicking this link http://changestohmc.blogspot.com/ . If you would like to submit an article other than one already posted, please address it to kuhiohello@hotmail.com . You will be notified of its posting.
If you wish to make a comment to an already posted article, click on the “comment” word after the article. You will be taken to another page on which you may input your comment. It will be posted if it falls within the rules of good order.
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Give it a try, be a contributor to this great fraternity of ours in general and of this Grand Jurisdiction in particular.
* WARNING * The comments below may offend your sensibilities.
ReplyDeleteThis is a comment on the "what say you" email from brother Ray.
I feel we as a fraternity are dying. We have an old, dated image, and this we are accomplishing nearly enough at recruiting. New members are the lifeblood of ANY organization, but when the "old timers" get comfortable at the way things have always been, the organization dies.
We celebrate the initiation of 1 candidate, which I don't want to trivialize, but to succeed and actually GROW as a fraternal organization, we need to be raising DOZENS of candidates every month, not 1!
We need to raise awareness of Masonry. What it is, what it will do for you as a person, and as a citizen.
I suggest we spend the money needed (at a local & national level) to get a PR / Marketing makeover, so that young, upcoming men find Masonry interesting & find themselves wanting to belong to it!
I am NOT suggesting we compromise our morals or our ideals, but I am suggesting we change our ways.
A bunch of retired guys hanging out at Zippy's or in the lodge playing cards complaining about the HMC is not going to cut it.
This is the Web - MTV generation, gentlemen, whether we like it or not. We must either adapt or die.
The old must embrace the young, and we must make it attractive for the young to embrace the old.
Fraternally yours,
M