Two brothers were left as an inheritance a field which they plowed together, sowed together, and finally reaped a harvest together. The harvest was then equally divided between the two and each brother retired to his own house, at opposite ends of the field, with his own share of the harvest.

One of the brothers, who was not married, reflected that the other brother was married and had two sons. This would mean that because of this fact that he should have let him have a larger share of the sheaves from the harvest as his need would be considerably more as he had a family to support beside himself. So he took up all the sheaves that he could carry in his arms and proceeded across the field to the house of his married brother.

At this time the married brother had also a thought that he, too, should have given to the single brother a larger share of the harvest because he was single and did not have the security of two sons who, according to Hebrew tradition could, and no doubt would support the father in case he was unable to provide for himself. So, he gathered all the sheaves that his arms would hold and proceeded across the field in an opposite direction to deliver them to his single brother.

At a point midway, the two brothers met and seeing the noble deed each were about to perform for the other, they embraced each other with a great deal of emotion.

The Talmud tells us that on that very spot where the soil was consecrated with the tears of TRUE BROTHRHOOD, was erected King Solomen’s Temple.

Let us try and be like those brothers in our daily life.

God Bless America, God Bless Freemasonry.

See you in lodge (bring a friend).

Fraternally,

David S. Blew, WM