Summer is already
here and there’s no trace of my semester end exams. Thanks a lot to the
teachers’ strike. I’m really clueless about my exams. It already feels like
vacation though it isn’t. It is pretty annoying; neither I’m able to study
properly nor I am able to enjoy. I study for a while and end up taking longer
breaks. The marvellous world of internet adds to the procrastination. Besides
the daily mundane activities, I read a lot (which I do at other times as well.
I’m a book monster that way, I devour books). Also my creative genius seems to
be in full swing. I’ve been writing lately. So here’s another blogpost (I’m on
a roll! Whoop to me!).The purpose of this post is to encourage you guys to
write letters. Yes, you read that right! Actual HANDWRITTEN LETTERS!
I
was fascinated with the sheer power of paper and pen. How few simple words can
make someone’s day! So I was all determined to write letters; to friends,
family and strangers. I started off by writing letters and posting them to my
friends. They were really happy to receive them. A postman standing at your
door with an envelope/parcel in your name, my friends couldn’t shrug off that
feeling. Same was the case with me. How I wish the postman would say ‘You’ve
Got Mail!’ while handing over the letters to me! (Such whimsical fancies I tell
you). But that’s not the point. The point is to put down your feelings and
thoughts on paper and posting them to your loved ones. It feels good. It really
does. Sometimes it isn’t about efficiency of words but bleeding yourself out
through the nib of the pen.
The most difficult part is waiting for
replies. It seems like eternity until you receive the replies. It kills me.
Last week I posted about a dozen letters and postcards. I’m still waiting for
the replies. But it is worth the wait. The feeling when you receive your letter
is invincible. Some people reply, some don’t. But that doesn’t discourage me
from writing to them. Some people ask me, “Why don’t you use email?” Well!
Emails are good. But I want something tangible, something that I can touch and
feel and hold it close to my heart. When I feel blue, I open my locker and dig
out the old letters and read them. It instantly makes me happy. Well! I’m a
sucker for letters that way.
I
also started leaving letters in parks/cafes/bookstores for people, whom I don’t
know, whom I’ve never met and probably whom I’ll never meet. But if my letter
gets someone through the day then why not do it. Thus, I began leaving the
letters all over my neighbourhood and my college. There are people out there
(like me) who still believe in letters, postcards and parcels. It feel good to
know that they do share the same feelings as me about the wholesome goodness
packed in envelopes with stamps on it. It isn’t really that difficult you see.
So what are you waiting for? Make someone’s day by surprising them with a
letter in the mail!
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