It has a longstanding commitment to civic responsibility and charitable works and endeavors to make members better citizens and having spread across the globe has attracted many prominent, creative and successful people from all walks of society. It teaches morality and encourages the practice of three great principles:
Love for your fellow humans. Charity towards the less fortunate; and the search for the
Truth about yourself. First and foremost, you must believe in God (Supreme Being). Freemasonry is not a religion. It is a philosophy that brings together people who think that there is a meaning to life and allows them an avenue to discuss what they belief with fellow members. It forbids the discussion of topics that can cause argument, like religion and politics. The real secrets of Freemasonry are in the understandings and insights gained in the teachings, through morality plays, in the ritual books.
-how to overcome your fears.
-how to develop your mind and intellect.
-how to come to terms with your mortality. The benefits gained from these teachings are numerous, for Freemasonry also teaches you to memorise facts and information; to understand the meanings of symbols; to care about others; and to speak confidently in public. It is a society which progressively develops you as a person and builds your circle of life long friends.
