This reminds me of the Tao te Ching: "When wise students hear about the Way,
they follow it with care. When ordinary students hear about the Way,
they sometimes believe in it, and sometimes doubt. When foolish students hear about the Way, they laugh at it out loud. If they did not laugh at it, it would not be the Way." I think this could aptly be written about the light of masonry as well. Before I became a mason, I thought that any esoteric institution was innately selfish. If you had the key to making people's lives better, why hoard it? Why not give it to all? After encountering enough wise, average, and foolish students, I now see that not everyone is prepared to receive light, and some never will be. To the laughers no response can ever be adequate, and this is why the light must be sought out.
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