Moving On and Forward

by King_Solomon636
27 June 2007

The wisdom and insight of VW Raul S. A. Laman regarding the customs and traditions of the craft is greatly appreciated. Too bad it came out a little late for the ANCOM... but surely is never late for the enlightenment of the brethren. You see until now, roughly 2 years from the establishment of the IGLPI, many are still in the dark of what has happened to Cavite, and are instructed or told to treat masons of the IGLPI as clandestine. A true mason will know the definition of a clandestine mason while a fool will believe with hearsays and propaganda. In truth, many did join the IGLPI due to their dismay on how the issue and crisis was treated by the GM.

Sa bahay, Kapag ang iyong mga anak ay may gustong sabihin na hinaing o hinanakit, What a real father will do ay pakinggan at intindihin ang nararamdaman ng mga anak nya, at piliting gawan ng nararapat na solusyon. Hindi ang umiwas sa usapin at itakwil sila na parang bale wala lang ng hindi man lang binigyan ng pagkakataon marinig ang punto debista. Ganun kasimple ang kaso ng Cavite.

In a growing masonic district, in any jurisdiction, It is essential that harmony be preserved at outmost importance, harmony being the strenght of all societies especially of ours. And in this consideration, men has deviced a way as to how this will be preserved. As in many districts in the country, Cavite chose to have a gentlemen's agreement so as to keep the district in harmony and undivided.

Ganun na lamang ang pagpapahalaga ng mga Mason sa Cavite sa iniingatang pagkakaisa at kapayapaan na ipinaglaban nitong hindi mahati ang distrito sa ano pa mang kadahilanan. Papayag lamang daw na mahati ang distrito sa dalawa o ilan man kung mismong ang probinsya na ng Cavite ang mahahati. Ang gentlemen's agreement na ito ang nagpatahimik sa distrito sa loob ng mahigit dalawang dekada, only to be destabilized by someone from the outside of the district.

Now again this maybe moot and academic as the verdict had been already laid down last ANCOM. We are moving on and forward. As I've said, future generations of masons will judge us as on how we treated the issue. But indeed it is nice to hear that not all brethren were convinced of the validity of the decision and commending them for their resolve and the strenght of their character as a man and mason. Masonic injustices may have prevailed now, but not for long. For brethren will gradually realize, hopefully sooner than later, that there will never be no other tenets more powerful and enduring than brotherly love, relief, and truth.

Mabuhay po ang Masonerya!