A little girl is sitting with
her grandfather. She touches her grandfather’s wrinkled skin and
innocently asks, “Grandpa, who made you?” The grandpa answers, “God made
me long ago.” Then she walks over to the mirror, looks at her smooth
skin, and asks, “Grandpa, who made me?” The grandpa answers, “God made
you very recently.” The little girl ponders this a moment, and then says,
“God is getting better, isn’t He?” –Rabbi Michael Gold
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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