“The universe is done.
The great masterpiece still undone, still in the process of being
created, is history. For accomplishing His
grand design, God needs the help of man.
Life is clay, and righteousness the mold in which God wants history to
be shaped. But human beings, instead of
fashioning the clay, deform the shape.”
-Abraham Joshua Heschel
“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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