How long has it been since any of you got a letter by post? NO, I dont meant credit card or bank related stuff, NO, I dont mean gift vouchers and fast food coupons.
What I mean is a letter from loved one asking you how you are, how life has been treating you and how badly they feel about the distance between you both.
As much as I would like to point out the obvious(human nature you see) I dont think its necessary.
Before I go on, let me make it clear that I have nothing against E-Mail. I agree its a blessing to mankind, but comparing these two forms of communication is not the point of this post. (no pun intended :D)
This post was an inspiration, thanks to something a friend of mine recently did. No, she(yes its a she,so sue me) did not reinvent postal service. All she did was draw a card and post it to her friend.
This simple act made me think about a lot of things(which I will not go into) but what stood out was she took the pains to make her wishes as personal as she could. What I thought about NEXT was the look on the recipients face.
Being a part of the millennial generation, I certainly have a lot to be thankful for. I mean, there are a lot of things we have that make our life easy. But I realized something. I don't remember ever receiving a personal letter by post. (Just because its in bold does not mean anything :P)
Meaningless story time:
Imagine you are sitting outside your house enjoying the cool breeze, mouth watching the pretty lad/lady next door etc...
Then you hear the bell, more often than not its a cycle bell. And vigorously pedaling our cycle with a bell, is a man wearing khakis. He then proceeds to stop at most of the houses handing out letters, postcards, money orders and what not.
You find yourself unconsciously holding your breath waiting to see if the postman has anything for you. Let us say he does :)
He stops outside your house and you rush forward to grab the letters he has for you. Thrilled, you look around your street and find yourself overwhelmed at the many emotions you see on the many faces. Joy, disappointment, anger, expectancy, sorrow..
Then, just like that, the moment is gone! You quickly go through the stack of letters you have, find out which one is for you, (there is one!), you discard the rest and find a comfortable place to sit. You then open the envelope, making sure not to tear the letter inside.
And then, with big eyes, a hopeful expression, with a speeding heart and a warm feeling, you read...
The End
Well, this is what I miss :)
And I am sure most of you do too!
What I mean is a letter from loved one asking you how you are, how life has been treating you and how badly they feel about the distance between you both.
As much as I would like to point out the obvious(human nature you see) I dont think its necessary.
Before I go on, let me make it clear that I have nothing against E-Mail. I agree its a blessing to mankind, but comparing these two forms of communication is not the point of this post. (no pun intended :D)
This post was an inspiration, thanks to something a friend of mine recently did. No, she(yes its a she,so sue me) did not reinvent postal service. All she did was draw a card and post it to her friend.
This simple act made me think about a lot of things(which I will not go into) but what stood out was she took the pains to make her wishes as personal as she could. What I thought about NEXT was the look on the recipients face.
Being a part of the millennial generation, I certainly have a lot to be thankful for. I mean, there are a lot of things we have that make our life easy. But I realized something. I don't remember ever receiving a personal letter by post. (Just because its in bold does not mean anything :P)
Meaningless story time:
Imagine you are sitting outside your house enjoying the cool breeze, mouth watching the pretty lad/lady next door etc...
Then you hear the bell, more often than not its a cycle bell. And vigorously pedaling our cycle with a bell, is a man wearing khakis. He then proceeds to stop at most of the houses handing out letters, postcards, money orders and what not.
You find yourself unconsciously holding your breath waiting to see if the postman has anything for you. Let us say he does :)
He stops outside your house and you rush forward to grab the letters he has for you. Thrilled, you look around your street and find yourself overwhelmed at the many emotions you see on the many faces. Joy, disappointment, anger, expectancy, sorrow..
Then, just like that, the moment is gone! You quickly go through the stack of letters you have, find out which one is for you, (there is one!), you discard the rest and find a comfortable place to sit. You then open the envelope, making sure not to tear the letter inside.
And then, with big eyes, a hopeful expression, with a speeding heart and a warm feeling, you read...
The End
Well, this is what I miss :)
And I am sure most of you do too!
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