Ashlar2006
Masonic Mafia
LOL , I do too .
No time like the present, Gary, no time like the present.I think it's a worthy path. I plan on doing both YR & SR. A plus for YR, is that I'm with Ashlar on the thought that anything that keeps brothers active in the Blue Lodge is good.
You can always ask!He's yet to hand me a petition though, so I really have no idea what it'll cost.
This is another reason I demitted from the SR . I had to weigh which was more important to me , the better Rite and worth my money . The YR won out as hands down the better choice . I don't know how to put it in better words , but the Capitular and Cryptic degrees just seemed more like Freemasonry to me and what I was looking for in a concordant body .There is a brother in my lodge who has been telling me a bit about the YR. I'll join, I just gotta get another job to support my dues card collection that I'm soon to have...LOL
He's yet to hand me a petition though, so I really have no idea what it'll cost.
I had the conversation tonight at posting, that have friends in all the appendant bodies, so when & IF I want to add on to Blue Lodge, I can, however I agree with you Tim, I am going to busy for a long time.Just me but I believe there is enough to learn in Blue Lodge before moving on to keep me busy for a long time. That said, we have a Brother who never moved on. My mentor and is a member in 3-4 lodges and is the "go to" guy for knowledge. When I joined he took me under his wing and made sure I learned what I needed. I'm not in a hurry to move on.
Some of us have busy lifes or disabilities, like age, TBI (my case), being an ex-marine, just saying there are good reasons for a need to focus.I too have found that there is enough in the Blue Lodge to learn to keep me busy for a very long time . But , like in school , I can gain knowledge from several subjects at one time (Not saying anyone can not ) .
Honestly , I never grasped the concept that a Freemason , new or old , can not learn from one body while learning from another . I tend to give Brothers more credit than that .
But to each their own .
IMHO? Since when have your opinions been humble?IMHO .