A Rabbi who served as a chaplain in the army came home after the last war and he told his friends that he had received many letters from the members of his congregation back home. But the letter he liked the most, that he treasured the most, was a letter from a little girl who attended his religious school, and she wrote New Year greetings to him in a very childish manner, and then she closed the letter with this sentence: “We send our love and we hope that you live all your life.”
“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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