For a working definition of evil, Scott Peck turned to his eight-year-old who explained: "Why daddy, don't you realize that 'evil' is the word 'live' spelled backwards? Evil then, is in opposition to life; evil is that which opposes the human life force. "It has to do with killing; not only the brutal act of homicide, but also that cancer of the spirit capable of cutting short our will to live."
“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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