In Macallah Texas, “senior
snowbirds” who move south for the winter have organized themselves into “gleaning
crews.” They go to clean up recently
harvested fields to pick up missed produce left to rot. Half what they glean is for other seniors and
the other half is donated to the poor.
Hundreds of tons have been gathered and distributed to the needy.
“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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