It has a different connotation in different situations. Someone has written that Freemasonry is honesty in business; that it is fairness in work; courtesy in society; compassion for the sick and unfortunate; forgiveness for the penitent; love for our fellowman and reverence for God.
Yes, it is all of these, but is more, for Freemasonry is a philosophy to live by, the shadow of a mighty rock in a weary land.
