“There
are those who erroneously think that world peace will only come from a common
character of opinions and qualities. But no – true peace will come to the world
precisely by multiplication of all the opinions and perspectives… all facets of
the larger truth… peace (is) the unification of all opposites. But there must
be opposites, so that there be those who labor and that which will be unified…
Hence peace is the name of God, who is the master of all the forces, omnipotent
and gathering them all.” (Eyn Ayah to Massekhet Berakhot, vol. 2, pp. 397-398,
9:361, on BT Berakhot 64a.) –Rav Avraham Kook
“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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