Thursday will mark 32 years since I pledged.
No way it seems that long.
My recommendation: read as much as you can, study carefully, and watch for the unexpected surprises - far more awaits you than you can imagine.
Even brothers - even ancient brothers - continue to discover new lore as time goes on, for the treasury to which we hold the keys is as deep as the human heart.
I will quote from a very interesting reference, remarkable for the items it unites:
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Considered as a collector of rare and precious things, the amateur astronomer has a great advantage over amateurs in all other fields, who must usually content themselves with second and third-rate specimens. For example, only a few of the world's mineralogists could hope to own such a specimen as the Hope diamond... In contrast, the amateur astronomer has access at all times to the original objects of his study; the masterworks of the heavens belong to him as much as to the great observatories of the world. And there is no privilege like that of being allowed to stand in the presence of the original.
(Robert Burnham, Jr.: Burnham's Celestial Handbook, page 5)
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So have a care and govern yourself accordingly - and the time will come when you will see how accurate this reference is.