Recently, I sat down and wrote a heartfelt letter to some friends. I put it on some nice paper, placed it in an envelope and will be dropping it in the mailbox (after I buy stamps of course). These friends have lost touch with me via e-mail but I have their physical address. By the time the letter gets overseas it will be over a week old.
This got me thinking about what it means to get a regular old (snail mail) letter from a friend vs. getting an e-mail from someone. The time it takes to sit down and put your thoughts to paper, maybe proof read it and even lick shut the envelope (yuck). All of this takes so much effort but in the end I feel more like I am communicating my care and love for them.
This opinion of mine is shared by others. I recently read an article written by Bobbie Ann Pimm . She made some great points about how much more it means to sit down and write a real letter, she even complains a bit about the lack of personal touch with greetings cards today.
I hope my friends get my letter and I hope they enjoy it. I hope it encourages them and I hope to hear from them. I hope they send me an e-mail too.
In this season of fast-paced consumerism and the rush to get Christmas cards out in time, take a moment and sit down to write a dear friend one letter. A real letter. Buy some good paper that feels nice, use an expensive pen. Enclose a photo. Maybe you'll write to someone you lost touch with. Maybe your mother or college buddy. Make it real, if a tear drops on the page as you write, write about that too. A tear can never make it into an e-mail. If your dog is the reason for the stain on the page tell them, I am sure they will appreciate it.
Blessings and Season's Greetings,
TrainingNerd
PS TrainingNerd will resume his regular writing in the beginning of 2008.
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