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Freemasonry Rediviva.
even , of a good thing . Sameness palls and reiteration wearies , and after a little time , with common habits and normal life , things , however good and gracious in themselves , become purely formal nothings to us all ; are undervalued , are unappreciated , are made light of , are abused . We
all have privileges , but privileges sometimes become snares ; we all have good things , but good thing often bring sorrows in their train ; and it is just possible that this little pause and breaking-up for the nonce is the very best thing for us all as Freemasons . The lodge itself may sometimes lose its charm ; we are not always in the same humour or the identical " form ; " we are not always " up to the mark" or eager for work , since a thousand petty trifles and worries come to
distract our attention and occupy our thoughts . Even the social agreeabilities of Freemasonry sometimes pass by us unheededly . We have heard that speech before ; we have applauded that song over and over again ; we have partaken of that menu ; that " cru " is most familiar to us ; and to-day , for some reason or other ,
the old enchantment has ceased to impress , the ancient pleasure has ceased to please . As the banquet and the guests fade away , as the lights are extinguished , as the flowers wither , as the songs are hushed , and excitement ceases , we find that we have no longer the same zest in what cheered and charmed us so hugely once upon a
time . The tinsel has fallen ; the colours are gone ; and nothing is before us but the full reality of everyday life , the very commonplaces of earthly social existence .
We can always overdo everything here ; and the one great secret of life , in our opinion is , while we do not allow its little miseries to vex , or its petty ups and downs to depress us , while we are neither elevated or " floored " by prosperity or adversity , always to seek the golden mean ; to use the world and not abuse it ; and never to suffer its
levelling tendencies to disturb our sense of rational enjoyment , to blunt our rightful enthusiasm , or destroy our appreciation of what is good , real , and true . But where am I drifting to P As Freemasonry now comes forward again from its temporary retirement may it still shine forth a star of grace in the world in
which we live , not merely an ancient , an historical , or benevolent society , full of archaeological interest and social excellencies , hnt a benefactress to mankind , a sympathetic friend of all that is truly good and noble here , aiding the onward struggles of humanity for more light , more truth , more peace , more love .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry Rediviva.
even , of a good thing . Sameness palls and reiteration wearies , and after a little time , with common habits and normal life , things , however good and gracious in themselves , become purely formal nothings to us all ; are undervalued , are unappreciated , are made light of , are abused . We
all have privileges , but privileges sometimes become snares ; we all have good things , but good thing often bring sorrows in their train ; and it is just possible that this little pause and breaking-up for the nonce is the very best thing for us all as Freemasons . The lodge itself may sometimes lose its charm ; we are not always in the same humour or the identical " form ; " we are not always " up to the mark" or eager for work , since a thousand petty trifles and worries come to
distract our attention and occupy our thoughts . Even the social agreeabilities of Freemasonry sometimes pass by us unheededly . We have heard that speech before ; we have applauded that song over and over again ; we have partaken of that menu ; that " cru " is most familiar to us ; and to-day , for some reason or other ,
the old enchantment has ceased to impress , the ancient pleasure has ceased to please . As the banquet and the guests fade away , as the lights are extinguished , as the flowers wither , as the songs are hushed , and excitement ceases , we find that we have no longer the same zest in what cheered and charmed us so hugely once upon a
time . The tinsel has fallen ; the colours are gone ; and nothing is before us but the full reality of everyday life , the very commonplaces of earthly social existence .
We can always overdo everything here ; and the one great secret of life , in our opinion is , while we do not allow its little miseries to vex , or its petty ups and downs to depress us , while we are neither elevated or " floored " by prosperity or adversity , always to seek the golden mean ; to use the world and not abuse it ; and never to suffer its
levelling tendencies to disturb our sense of rational enjoyment , to blunt our rightful enthusiasm , or destroy our appreciation of what is good , real , and true . But where am I drifting to P As Freemasonry now comes forward again from its temporary retirement may it still shine forth a star of grace in the world in
which we live , not merely an ancient , an historical , or benevolent society , full of archaeological interest and social excellencies , hnt a benefactress to mankind , a sympathetic friend of all that is truly good and noble here , aiding the onward struggles of humanity for more light , more truth , more peace , more love .