If you ask a dozen freemasons what they perceive to be the benefits of membership, then you’ll probably get a dozen different answers, but the most frequent responses include:
Personal Development –To fulfil personal desire for autonomy and control. To develop leadership skills and improve personal competence.
Character Development – To attain competence in a nurturing environment. To improve self-confidence, self knowledge and spirituality.
Pride & Satisfaction – To enjoy a sense of belonging to a strong social group. To find brotherhood and friendship.
Independence – To discover privacy, to reflect and to consolidate. To escape from daily pressures and to find time to relax,
Charitable Effectiveness – To experience the satisfaction of charitable giving. To become involved in the wider community, to pool resources, to support community groups and to make a measurable difference.
(After the National Lottery, we’re the second largest UK charitable ‘giver’.)
Benevolence – To facilitate change, improving the lives of others. To support individuals and groups.
Interaction – To earn the respect of your peers through teamwork.
Social Inclusiveness – To play a significant part in a larger community.
Networking – To connect emotionally to like minded people and to make new friends.
Enjoyment – To realise the enjoyment of achieving any or all of the above.
