Maybe, just maybe, if we started writing letters again, the USPS would know that we still care about what happens to it. I, for one, still look forward to daily mail deliveries.
Write a letter today, to someone you haven’t seen in a while, to someone who doesn’t have a computer, or to anyone else you can think of.
A handwritten letter is personal; not just something typed on a screen. I still have a box of letters that daughter wrote when she was in the military, and I can’t imagine throwing them away. A quick electronic message saying “I am fine” with an emoji isn’t quite the same.
Students living away from home, kids at camp, and soldiers far away, all line up for mail call every day; a message from home, a care package, and remember pen pals?
Letter writing is an art form. A personal letter is something that you want to keep and read over and over again; it gives you a warm fuzzy feeling. Rediscover the art of letter writing. A text message saying you went for a walk isn’t the same as a flowery note describing the heady scent of flowers, a cute dog you saw, or even tidbits from a conversation with friends. You don’t need creative writing classes to express yourself.
It isn’t that hard; just be yourself. You needn’t try to impress with big words or archaic phraseology; think of it as talking. Write what you would say if you were sitting across from each other over a cup of coffee.
Letter writing matters; don’t let this wonderful art form slip away. Write a letter today. Send a magazine subscription to a kid in your life, a box of homemade cookies to a someone in the service, or gourmet coffee pods to grandma in assisted living.
Letters, indeed the entire postal service, is an important part of our history. Can you imagine waiting for weeks, even months for a letter to reach you? We are so lucky, so spoiled, to be able to send a letter an entire world away in a matter of days.
Leave a Reply