am I, as a Mason, required to help former bullies?

A Mason may meet within the lodge men who have done him great wrong, or even his bitterest personal enemy 1. One purpose of the fraternity is to conciliate differences between men, and personal grievances are not to be brought into the lodge 1. A member is expected to greet such an individual in the same fraternal manner as he would any other Mason 1.

The specific wording and requirements of Masonic obligations are received within the lodge during its ceremonies and are not set down in books or discussed outside it. What the sources do establish is the broader duty: a Mason is expected to rehearse his obligations to remember his duties, set aside personal animosities, and extend fraternal courtesy to all brethren, including those with whom he has a troubled past 1.

Beyond the lodge, individual members may at times display coldness or selfishness, but this reflects personal shortcomings rather than the teachings or standards of the Craft 1.