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Masonry has always sought to ennoble common life. The rich and the poor, the high and the low, who as created by one almighty parent and inhabitants of the same planet are to aid, support and protect each other. What is done in private is oftentimes more important to the progress of humanity than that which is performed in public. The anonymous gift to hospitals where doctors straighten the twisted limbs of our children; the quiet soft prayer spoken on behalf of another in need; and the humble giving of one's time to heal another's distresses are at least as valuable to the advancement of the human soul as are the more public decisions made by legislators, business executives and community leaders. Placed in its proper perspective, the beehive symbolically emphasizes one word that is well known among Masons. That word is duty. The bee that gathers the pollen does so because that is its duty. The bee that builds the hive does so because it must. And the queen presides over all of the activity because that is the proper order of things necessary to fulfill the duty of the hive. Each has a work to do that if unperformed renders the work of the entire hive incomplete. So, too, should each Mason perform his respective service that the work of the Craft will be completed. John Heisner is the author of several Books on Masonic symbolism. Mr. Heisner has been a Master Mason since 1968; served as Chaplain, Senior Deacon, Junior Warden, Senior Warden and Worshipful Master of Amity Lodge No. 442 in San Diego, California, and serves presently as an Inspector for Division IX of the Grand Lodge of California. He has written two Masonic Symbolism Books.; is a member of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in San Diego, where he currently serves as an officer in the Lodge of Perfection and has thrice been awarded the Albert Pike trophy for excellence in the performance of Scottish Rite ritual; a member of Al Bahr Shrine since 1976; a member of the York Rite Bodies, Knights Templar, Allied Masonic Degrees, York Rite College and the Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine. Mr. Heisner is also a member of the Societas Rosicruciana in Civitibus Foederatis. Mr. Heisner has also been a practicing attorney in the State of California since 1973 and is currently a partner and trial specialist in a San Diego law firm where he emphasizes complex business litigation, trade secret litigation, real estate and probate litigation. He formerly served as an Assistant District Attorney, Deputy District Attorney and Special Assistant United States Attorney. As a criminal prosecutor, Mr. Heisner investigated and prosecuted organized crime, public official corruption and major fraud matters. In his professional capacity, Mr. Heisner has also chaired several committees for the San Diego County Bar Association and been a member of various criminal justice committees. Within his community, Mr. Heisner has served as president and director of his homeowner's association, participated in the immigrant nationalization process as a member of Kiwanis. He is married, father to four adult children and grandfather of five young children. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=John_R._Heisner
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