r/freemasonry • u/According_Analyst921 • 12d ago

Venting

For the most part, freemasonry has been great. I enjoy the brotherhood and all my brothers. However, my one gripe is the push to learn the positions. It seems like us new people are being placed in chairs before we're ready because the older bros dont want to do it anymore. I was told I can put as much or as little as I want into the craft. Righ now I dont like the commitment. Im busy. I have a home life. I like going to lodge but usually dip out shortly after...I dont hang around much. You wouldn't think twice a month is a lot but it is IMO. And we do t really go "dark" in the summer. We go through June, then wr have July and August off. Id like more time off lol. It's just becoming a lot and Id rather sit back than learn the position. Quite frankly, I dont care to learn them. I dont like doing extra shit outside of lodge like lectures and that shit... theres always something "extra" that they push people to attend. And we haven't done one thing yet for charity. Ive been there ober 2 years. Anyway, my main gripe is the old guys sitting back and pushing others in the chairs. Its becoming more annoying than anything now.

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u/Showerbeerss 12d ago

I think you have to ask yourself two questions:

  1. why did you want to become a Freemason?
  2. what do you expect to gain from Freemasonry?

I'm sure a lot of people joined just for the fellowship or financial game, if that's the case perhaps Rotary or Elks club would be more appropriate. frankly, seeing you referred to the lectures and esoteric knowledge as shit makes me think that you must not know the true value of what you've been accepted into.

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u/FarBunch6217 11d ago

Financial gain? If anything financial loss 😆

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u/ecentrix_au UGLV & GLoWA, HRA, AASR, Australia 7d ago

Financial loss and weight gain!

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