Living Past Masters
Masonic Birthdays
April
DONALD K ANTHONY – 04/14/71
LOUIS A LOCKARD – 04/18/73
birthdays continued...
JOHN E MCMAHAN – 04/03/85
SCOTT H SUTTON SR – 04/21/04
TOMMY J PAWLIKOWSKI – 04/06/05
VIRGIL C CIUPEI – 04/23/08
MATTHEW A DRAKE – 04/01/09
ZACHARY M DRAKE – 04/01/09
MICHAEL K WENDELER – 04/01/09
BENJAMIN M WILSON – 04/20/10
WILLIAM R BROWN – 04/30/14
ROBERT JOSEFOWSKI – 04/20/22
THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT
A long time ago six blind men lived in a village in India. The men had heard stories about elephants
from the other villagers, and they were very curious.
One day the villagers arranged for the men to visit the palace and experience an elephant for
themselves. Each of the blind men approached, and then touched, the part of the animal that was
closest to them.
The first man put his hand on the elephant's side. "Oh, of course! The elephant is just
like a wall!"
The second man felt the elephant's tusk. "You are wrong. The elephant is like a spear."
The third man touched the elephant's trunk. "You're both wrong. The elephant is
obviously like a snake."
The fourth man grabbed one of the elephant's legs. "I understand perfectly! It's
clear the elephant is like a tall tree."
The fifth man was tall and reached for the elephant's ear. "You are all mistaken! The
elephant is like a huge fan."
The sixth man was only able to grasp the elephant's tail. "How could you all be so
wrong?!?! Anyone with any sense would see the elephant is just like a rope."
Long after the elephant moved on, the
THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT
blind men continued to argue about what an elephant was.
They called each other names, accused the others of lying, and scoffed at their stupidity.
Each was convinced they were right and the others were foolish. Of course, each man was partly
right, but all were wrong. Listening to each other's perspectives would have helped them
better understand the true nature of an elephant.
We are all more blind than we realize. Our subjective experiences are limited, and yet we're
often convinced they're the absolute truth. But being overconfident prevents us from learning
or changing our mind. If our goal is to better understand the true nature of reality, we must
recognize that our perceptions are incomplete, flawed, and biased, and be open to hearing the
experiences of others.
Have You Considered
Leaving A Legacy?
Have you considered leaving a Legacy to your lodge, St. John's Lodge No 2? If you have, please make sure that St. John's Lodge No 2 is included in your Wills and Trusts so that your legacy can continue to help promote Freemasonry in the State of Delaware long after you have left your brethren behind. Freemasonry in Delaware has just celebrated its 200th anniversary. With your help, maybe it can celebrate its 300th one day.
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
‐ Abraham Lincoln
