Prophecy will not come to a person by means of weeping or jesting. Only through joy, as it is written: “But now you bring me a minstrel? It happened at the hand of the Lord came to him.” (2 Kings 3:15) –Pesachim 117a
Joy brings many gifts.
“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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