A tzaddik told that the Baal Shem Tov hoped that one day he would be carried away to heaven by a storm like Elijah. When his wife died he said, “I hoped I would be taken to heaven as Elijah was, in a cloud of fire. But this is not possible any more because now I am only one half of a body."
“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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