tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607997782014255741.post93260426608657781..comments2024-01-25T07:48:25.888-08:00Comments on Beacon of Masonic Light: I disagree…Theron Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08071430921547904160noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607997782014255741.post-9365158941993541112007-09-24T18:23:00.000-07:002007-09-24T18:23:00.000-07:00I think a lot depends upon your view of "harmony."...I think a lot depends upon your view of "harmony." If, as it seems, the purpose of doing away with any mention of "I disagree" is the harmony of the lodge, imo it fails the task. Harmony is not a song of unison, it is a tune made more beautiful by the blending of notes that are unlike each other. The earliest musicians who first tried to play in ensemble rather than solo, undoubtedly had to learn by trial and error which ones blend well together and which do not. <BR/><BR/>But that process could never have occurred if the conductor insisted that anyone playing a different note should keep it to himself for the sake of "harmony."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607997782014255741.post-26263757573484543932007-09-23T17:27:00.000-07:002007-09-23T17:27:00.000-07:00I wonder if matters of fact apply?Black chair/ whi...I wonder if matters of fact apply?<BR/>Black chair/ white chair ... if there is no agreement, then the trouble is either with the fact or the observer.<BR/><BR/>I often wonder if such circumstances where words are banned comes about from not being focused where you should be. <BR/><BR/>This is just a passing though.Eisbärhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532372400577364952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607997782014255741.post-14552000211420782132007-09-23T07:06:00.000-07:002007-09-23T07:06:00.000-07:00I ponder what conditions should exist when this ph...I ponder what conditions should exist when this phrase is appropriate and actually needing to be stated.<BR/><BR/>PrometheusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607997782014255741.post-68798607014982470712007-09-23T04:12:00.000-07:002007-09-23T04:12:00.000-07:00In Italy this expression is absolutely banned, and...In Italy this expression is absolutely banned, and on purpose.<BR/>We conduct business debating an article, which is mostly written by a Brother, so to say that would stress "I", one's ego, and this would be detrimental for the harmony of our lodge.<BR/>Man can obtain the same result by other means. For instance, if a Bro says that the chair is black, I can stand up and say that it is white.<BR/>The disagreement is in the content, but politeness and harmony will be kept safe.<BR/>Old Charges teach to us the courtesy is mandatory, "within and without the Lodge"; furthermore Freemasonry is an "order", not a club, so we need self-discipline to grow up mentally and spiritually.giovanni lombardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179925654879157443noreply@blogger.com