“I like the colonel who said his unit in Vietnam was so tough that Rambo had been in it, he would have been the cook! Marriage is not only a gift of God, it is flat tough. Marriage is always a mix of toughness and tenderness. The toughness in marriage relates to making a commitment and seeing you through to completion. It is one of life’s demanding relationships. Like that college class with the professor stood up, talking about sociology, and asked, “What do you think is the chief cause of divorce?” And one wag volunteered, ‘Marriage’!” -David McKechnie
“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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