Around 490 BC, a Greek messenger ran a distance of 24 kilometers without stopping on his way to deliver a message of battle victory to the Greek capital Athens, to thwart the attempts of Persians to claim false victory in Athens, after being defeated in the epic battle of Marathon. The messenger burst into the assembly, exclaimed ‘we have won!’ and then collapsed and died right there. Fast forward 2,500 years later, the distance of 24 kilometers seems nothing – you can even reach out to the Queen of England within seconds, simply with a tweet. The world has become smaller, thanks to the internet. We don’t need messengers anymore to collaborate, we have WhatsApp groups, Zoom meetings, Instagram live, and Facebook rooms to organize ourselves within seconds for any activity.
