Show Me!

Posted June, 1997

By Edgar Guest. Submitted by MW Thomas R. Dougherty, PGM
Honorary Member of Harmony #8

I would rather see a Mason
than hear one any day,
I would rather one would walk
with me than merely show the way.

The eye's a better pupil and
more willing than the ear,
Fine counsel is confusing, but
examples are always clear.

And the best of all Masons
are the men who live their creeds,
For to see the good in action
is what everybody needs.

I can soon learn how to do it
if you'll let me see it done,
I can watch your hands in action,
but your tongue too fast may run.

And the lectures you deliver
may be wise and true,
But I'd rather get my lesson
by observing what you do.

For I may misunderstand you and
the high advice you give,
But there's no misunderstanding
how you act and how you live.

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