There once was a Master Mason who was never known to smile until his last day on earth. When his time came to pass away he said to his students: "You have studied under me for more than ten years. Show me your real interpretation of Masonry. Whomever expresses this most clearly shall receive my tools and be my successor."
Everyone watched the master's severe face, but no one answered.
A craftsman who had been with his teacher for a long time, moved near the bedside and handed his master a cup of medicine. That was his answer to the command.
The master's face became even more severe. "Is that all you understand?" he asked.
The craftsman reached out and took the cup back again.
A beautiful smile beamed on the master’s face for the first time in his life. "You dog!" he exclaimed. "You worked with me ten years and have not yet seen my whole body. Take the tools. They belong to you."