A couple of weeks ago I had(wanted) to deliver a few packages. As I was in the post office, hand-writing my addresses and waiting in a line for the woman behind the desk to weigh my gifts and put them in the pile of deliveries, I was overcome with thankfulness and joy.
Everywhere we go people are complaining about long lines or slow connections. Even as I sit here typing this blog, I am convicted with being upset with my computer for not going the hyper-speed I expect from it. We bypass fast-food restuarants if they drive-thru line is too long. We leave restaurants that have a wait time of ten minutes or more. I myself am guilty of yelling at my cell phone because the Android apps don't work quite fast enough my my needs. Why are we like this?
I remember when our home computer was a dial-up. *Dee dooo deeeeeee ehhhhhhhhhh* Yeah, you remember that. Thank God we're past that right? My pastor made a statement the other day stating that as each new technology is invented, another is needed. As humans, we cannot simply live with what we have. We always have to be improving and renovating - which isn't always bad, right?. We are incapable of making our lives better on our own. We take two steps forward and about five backwards. We cheer for the newest iPhone, but we know that after a month(week) they'll figure out there is something wrong with it -- back to the drawing table!
In a world that is constantly relying on the next technological device, I am thankful for the post office. Sure, there are many things that we can send without every leaving our couch, but every now and then we must go stand in line. As I was in the post office, I was amazed that there were no annoyed faces or disastisfied murmuring. The clerk was humming a nice tune and was very friendly as she helped all of us.
So YAY for the post office. It's a sign that we are not completely dependent on technology and we have not lost all patience for waiting in lines. I may start sending packages more often. :)
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