On my last day of my school life I met my English teacher and asked her for her home landline number to stay in touch. She refused and said, “I need you to write to me”. I will give you my address.Post me a letter and I will reply. I said “but Mam I will be moving to another state and I’m sure it’s difficult and slow”. I remember her words “ telephone conveys a message, but I will actually know how you are through letters . If you value me, I want you to take the effort”. I understood those lines when I wrote my first letter to her .
A letter, by contrast, always arrives from the past. There is a waiting – a forced patience – You wait for a letter to arrive. You wait for a reply. By the time the letter to reaches it’s destination, anything can happen: minds must have changed, lives lost or love discovered.
Because here’s something I’ve noticed: people really do like having something to hold.
Every letter is unique, written on a different typewriter or computer, from a different address, on different paper, with a different pen.Also there's the distinctive writing of the author, the signature, the opening greeting—letter writers rarely start with the impersonal "Hi" of emails.
“In todays world of technology advancement , we are grateful for the instant messaging we received for our queries. Share pictures and videos and communication via email without paying money . But in this world, there’s a pile of messages and information. Do we really go back and look at the message our loved ones send. Maybe pictures but not words . This intimacy and being a part is what letter carries.
A letter is a beautiful construction of a message with feelings that has a beginning and an end.So next time take a little effort in writing in a paper and giving to a person rather than an email or text because through letters we can feel the curves made by your hand which is tangible .Reaching out to deepest intangible human emotions .
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