My brothers, this is my last article of the year as the JW for Hibiscus Lodge and I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for electing me to serve you all throughout this year, It has been a true privilege and a true challenge. The learning throughout the year has been varied and of different depths. From the unescapeable 24 inch-gauge of the EA, timing and proper planning showed to be a necessity vital to the fulfillment of the chair in the South. Extending from the simplest things like the logistics and catering of the meal, to carrying the heavy jewel of the plumb, have been a humbling experience which leave the following advises to our upcoming JW:
1) Never cut a meal in its tray;
2) Make sure the salad looks green enough;
3) Make sure there is always ice and cookies;
4) Make sure you will bring a coat for your freezing neighbor while at labor;
5) Make sure you write the correct date on evites;
I could go on and on, since this rewarding position has many offerings to its bearer in knowledge and experience, but should I give the most valuable lesson I have learned along the way, is that nothing is really black or white when judging a situation, and that the rule must be applied not only depending on what tile it leans to, but by the heart of the man that stands above the tiled floor: that is with candor and love; that regardless the quarrels or misunderstandings , the stress of the job or a crowded agenda, you stopped succeeding the minute the job becomes a burden, rather than an enjoyment.
Brother WM, Bros. Officers of the lodge, bros. Master Masons, I thank you for having given me this honor and privilege; most importantly, for your understanding and tolerance, and even more important than that, for your trust and friendship.