Dear Friends, the next Devotional and Book Study evening will be June 11
We begin at 7:30, discuss until around 8:30 whence we break for refreshments and further conversation,
Summer is upon us and travel is keeping many of us busy. Some of the group has been visiting friends and family who live elsewhere, and others are taking vacations or visiting places related to their special interests. Still others are camping in the mountains or practicing surfing at the beach. There seem to be many good reasons to leave The Valley of The Sun during summertime.
Travel is something that used to be reserved for the very wealthy or the very poor. The poor took one steamship ride in steerage at the bottom of the ship to settle in their new country. The wealthy took long vacations to Europe or the Far East that took a few weeks of sailing to get there, a month or so of travel and hotel living, then a few weeks sailing back to our shores. To check their email.
The idea of spending about 10 days crossing the Atlantic was normal, and about two weeks to steam to Japan. In the case of the Pacific crossing, there was a stop in Hawaii for supplies and coal. No doubt, the folks on board took the opportunity to attend a luau, which is a Hawaiian word meaning, ”For a lot of money we will feed you roast pig, purple porridge and dance around.”
Today a person can fly to Japan in one day or get to London about 11 hours from Phoenix. (Non-stop even!) Yet, we still complain about the food, the temperature, the seats and the choice of movies offered to us. We seem to forget that we are in a chair in the sky traveling close to the speed of sound in the stratosphere. Perhaps it might be wise to count our blessings. I hear that the religions of old gave that concept some high praise.
Contact: Peggy