Originally posted by Ashlar
Firstly you will never be invited to join, so dont wait for an invite, even if your father was the grand master of london, he will not invite you to
join, as it goes against the major rule that you can never invite or recruit someone into freemasonry.
You must ask a freemason if you want to join, any one can join, but nobody can be invited.
Its like this: A president wont be approached/invited to join masonry, but a taxi driver who seeks membership will most probably be accepted.
Ok but my experience has always been I'd bee in school or working and someone will start telling me about the masons and they show their ring and
talk about how it's beneficial. I didn't think of it at the time but now I look as that as recruitment. Is it normal for Freemasons to strike up
such conversations? My friend; the one that says I need to make a decision says these people are trying to recruit me because I'm a legacy. He's the
one that told me the majority of the crazy stuff I've heard.
I've known this guy for many years and I don't think he's a liar but he does come up with these insane theories like the Matrix is a metaphore for
modern day life. I on the other hand think its entertainment. He says nothing in life is a coincidence and I sometimes feel the same way.
I'm really curious about this stuff now because when I was a child I often asked questions about my familly but my older relatives are very tight
lipped and secretive themselves. This is an annoyance as well as agreat mystery for me. This is why I seek insight.