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If an individual has had an interest in learning just what the Masons are all about no doubt they are as confused after reading the material as they were before it. Although there are huge discrepancies as to what the Freemasons stand for and believe, you will find that the majority of Masons will tell you that their purpose is for the betterment of themselves. Now the theory is that you must be a man of good standing to enter into the Masons to begin with. It is then purported that you good characteristics must continue to be nurtured and grow it would seem to the level of perfection. So is this what it means when a man is truly a mason? Has he reached perfection in the societies eyes?

If you look at the comments that have been made as to the desire of the average mason it would almost seem so.

-They must possess faith hope and courage, yet realize they are insignificant in the scope of the entire universe.

-he must believe that every man is as good as he is yet alone. He must aspire to love his fellowman.

- He must have compassion for the wrongdoings of others by way of forgiveness.

-the Mason must aspire to make and retain friends. He must like himself and feel the joys of the world.

-he must arise above the wiles of the world.

-he must always be willing to lend a hand to those in need.

-The Freemason must be able to look beyond the sin that is in every man.

-He must be willing to stand for good and not be afraid to lay his life on this concept meaning no fear of death.

If one were to look over all of these aspirations then one would have to realistically realize that these are the desires of all moral human beings that want the best in life. It would seem that it would not take a secret Society to hone these types of attributes. Based on these beliefs would it not seem logical that the Freemasons would want to reach out to those in the world that are non-Masons to encourage these types of morals. Yet it is well known that the Freemasons do not recruit. Perhaps they believe that if a man willingly comes to them then he has set his heart upon the right goals. Again another aspect of the Freemasons that leaves one open to conjecture and speculation.

This seems to be the normal trend when it comes to discerning and understanding the Masons. Most likely in many cases those non-Masons who are truly interested in understanding them give up because of the mass confusion. It would seem though that the Freemasons are masters on playing on words. This is perhaps based on their conception of keeping the history of the Freemasons alive. Just as they use their symbols in a symbolic way, it is evident that their speech when describing themselves is symbolic as well. This makes it most difficult to determine what is mean literally and what is simply a metaphor.