Self-Improvement - It’s Not Symbolism
A Masonic Essay by Michael R. Poll
When I joined Masonry, I was fortunate to have some truly outstanding instructors to help me with my work. One, in particular, was WBro. Irl Fergerson. Now, I realize that most will not know his name, but it feels good to say it again and let him know in the Great Beyond how much he helped me. Bro. Irl would meet me in the old Masonic Temple Building in New Orleans to go over my work. We would go over a line, and then he would ask me what that meant. One day, I mentioned that none of my other instructors asked me the meaning of the work and asked him why he did it. He said that there was a difference between knowing something and understanding it. He said that a parrot will repeat whatever you tell it. But it understands none of it. Over the years, I've thought a lot about what he said.
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