CLC - Master Mason - 05.30.17

C ONSENSUS A When you received the trowel, you learned that Master Masons are judged on “who best can work and best agree.” Does this mean that we cannot each have our own opinion? No. Freemasonry encourages freedom of thought and helps train us to make our own, individual decisions which are good for us yet are also good for those around us. The agreement which the trowel encourages is Consensus. Just as we accept a brother as an equal, we respect him no less when his opinion differs from ours. Because we assume that every brother wants what is best for the group, the group finds a solution meeting the needs of the greatest number, and those members who may be disappointed with the solution are willing to accept it for the good of the group.

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