In one of Bill Keane’s “Family Circus” comic cartoons, the yard is filled with children playing as only children can. They are yelling, screaming, blowing horns, and crying. The dog is barking, a jet flies overhead, and two boys are banging on a drum. Inside the house, the mother of one of the children says to her husband with alarm: “Listen that’s PJ crying!” The mother’s ears were conditioned to hear the sound of a child’s voice, even above the din.
“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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