STUDYING WITH BOOKS GLUED SHUT

Why would masonry be built on ideas of an aesthetic life? But there you have it- every Fellow-Craft is directed to study the Arts and Sciences. Trusting souls will jump into the task but lately too many quickly realize it is all unenforceable- like doing the right thing- acting with charity and generosity when there is no personal gain. Trusting in the common purpose of all humanity. If a man cannot find an answer himself, I ask you who have, whether he deserves to go through life without the enrichment of aestheticism. Does he not deserve it? Should we encourage him?   Perhaps it is easier to offer high praise for mediocre work instead of being honest with him.  But doesn't the 5POF remind us he is worthy?  Science helps us understand the beauty of existence.  The Arts project that knowledge into the future. Even as satisfying our emotional judgment is returning to the marketplace, as anger is a temporary emotion, those decisions, however, satisfying at the moment, however popular, never endure. If principles and ethics were enforceable our utopia would be repugnant because it would erase our personal judgment to adhere. The essence of Freemasonry is clear, truthful and honest. It is an opportunity, so the membership is at a constant vibrant state of accomplishment.   No edge. No beginning. No end.