Compassion is the pain a father feels when his son hurts his hand playing ball, the pang a mother knows when her daughter is not invited to the party she had her heart set on….the tears a child sheds for the limp foot of his dog or the broken arm of her doll….the sigh a judge heaves when he must pronounce a strong sentence…the forgiveness a man grants toward one who has hurt him, the pleading of Moses when the people were to be destroyed because of their golden idol. It is the eternal mercy of the Lord… - from A Contemporary High Holy Day Service
“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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