A child visited New York City with her father and saw the
Statue of Liberty for the first time. As
they boarded the ferry to return to Manhattan, the little one asked her father,
“Tell, me daddy, doesn’t she need someone to help her hold up the light?” -Rabbi Vernon Kurtz
“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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