After the lunch I had with Ross we parted ways for a couple of months. I was beginning to think he had forgotten about me, and that maybe he wasn't taking me too seriously about petitioning, when out of the blue late in the spring he called me and asked if I would be willing to have coffee with him and another member. Ross wanted to have me meet another member so we could get to know one another as you need to have two sponsors on your petition. We met at a Tim Hortons (A famous coffee joint in Canada) And had a nice long meeting to discuss my life, my interests, goals and aspirations. At the end of the meeting we filled out my petition. Ross told me he wasn't going to read my petition until the fall (It was May)as it would be a lot easier to go through the degrees in the fall with a few other candidates. I of course was slightly disappointed but was well forewarned about "Masonic" time. They told me to expect a phone call from a very ominous sounding "Investigation Committee"
The Days Come And Go
Anxious Floating In Darkness
Masonic Time
Fall rolled around and still no word from this investigation committee or Ross. Was I deemed unworthy? Why haven't I heard from Ross?
September came and went... No Call
October came and went... No Call
November came and went... No Call
Frustration mounting
December came and went... No Call
January came....
And so did the news that my dear friend Ross was dieing of occupational cancer, and had been in the hospital since the summer....
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