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You mean freemasonry, right? (Please tell me I'm not about to offer philosophical opinions about something that turns out to be a higher level of Discord member
by themodelplumber 3y ago
You mean freemasonry, right? (Please tell me I'm not about to offer philosophical opinions about something that turns out to be a higher level of Discord membership or something.)
IMO yes / no / in between, mainly depending on your personality characteristics.
First, if you are interested in it, this tells its own story about energy, learning capacity, etc.--they are available to you and this is worth notice.
However, I'd add that it's important to ask what specific aspects are most interesting to you, because it's also possible that there are better memberships or simple habit-changes that are possibly even more beneficial with less of a waste of time. A society is not an individual, so you will always stand to lose some vitality via the aspects of that society that require your attention yet do not reward your personal interests or goals.
Second, symbolically it can tell you something about yourself. For example, it could be as simple as, "I learn faster and with more passion when I am learning about obscure topics." This kind of thing is DEFINITELY worth knowing about yourself, it's like finding a real life powerup.
Third, it is an objective ethical structure. It could help you find objective reasons to enact an ethical structure for which the rationale has been lacking in your life. "Mr. Millionaire, I'm giving you back your wallet full of cash which I found on the street not because I'm a total idiot, but because I'm a Mason!" There are really some people who need this kind of blame-structure to support them in living to what others would consider a basic level of life ethics, so great is their natural tendency to listen to e.g. cold, hard, situational logic.
Finally, it could reward you with easier access to aspects of life that are harder to achieve otherwise. For example, let's take the second point above--you are amenable to the obscure! Ah ha, so logically this tells us that within the masonic order of things, you may benefit from a faster path to welcome & full fellowship. If you previously found general types of fellowship or even friendship difficult to achieve, now we can make the argument that they will be much easier and even natural.
These are just some thoughts on the matter and as someone who is no longer part of an organized belief society-system, I would conclude by saying: Always leave space for alternatives and don't shut yourself in. Good luck.