THE WAGES OF A MASTER
There is a saying which you have heard in Masonry many times: "You get out
of Masonry only what you put in it." There may be a great deal of truth in
such a statement, but it is a rather conservative estimate.
You get far more out of Masonry than you ever can put into it. There is no
work or study that pays greater spiritual dividends than the work of
Masonry. There is no time better spent and which fields more happiness and
satisfaction than time spent in the work of Masonry.
If one is looking for a purely material or financial reward, then his time
in Masonry is only a waste of effort. From the time you evidenced a desire
to become a Mason, it was made plain to you that Masonry offered an
opportunity for spiritual and mental growth, and did not offer or promise
the least financial reward. The Wages of a Master are in keeping with the
thing sought through Mastership.
Then is this work of Masonry confined to the lodge room? No. It is
important that every Mason attend as many meetings of his lodge as he
possibly can, and it is important that the Mason participate in as many
activities of the lodge as he possibly can, according to his talents, large
or small. Yet, the work of Masonry calls for an examination of self to
determine how our own lives reflect the teachings of Masonry. If we are
honest in this, then other fields of work in the interest of humanity will
be opened, and we will enter into them with joy and enthusiasm because we
are Master Masons and cannot do otherwise.
Try it! You will find a harvest of happiness.
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