Chaim, comes into his Rebbe’s office with a sad, hangdog look about him. The Rebbe asks “Vat’s the matter, Chaim?” Chaim says, “Dear Rebbe, I have sinned terribly in my business. I’m a painter. I sinfully cut corners; I sinfully thinned the paint with turpentine, I sinfully used the cheapest paint I could find and still charged the full price. I’m feeling so terribly guilty. Please, Rebbe, what can I do to atone?” The Rebbe stroked his long beard and thought a moment. “Repaint. Repaint and thin no more.”
“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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