Rabbi
Sidney Greenberg used to tell the story of a town hall meeting where the discussion
centered on the use of a new electric chair for the condemned. One man stood up and shouted, “Hanging was
good enough for my father. It’s good
enough for me!”
From birth we move and grow. What was good enough for daddy requires
personal analysis. It may be good enough for us. Or not.
“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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