Dear Readers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today we’ll talk about writing letters in the age of disappearing messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a 22-year-old, who has never been a big fan of texting, just the idea of disappearing messages makes me cringe. But a few months into the disappearing Instagram and WhatsApp stories and Facebook stories and YouTube Stories, and Twitter Fleets, I’ve made peace with it. And I’m finally a little comfortable in using them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But. And there’s always a but. I’m not convinced that disappearing messages, texts, and video calls are enough to communicate everything we are capable of communicating. So I tried writing a letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Writing a letter in the age of disappearing messages?”, I know it sounds bizarre, overly complex, but also, a hell lot romantic. So, before I talk about my experience. I’d like to talk about how I did it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can send a letter in 9 steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 1:<\/strong> You must find a person you’d like to send a letter to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 2:<\/strong> You need to write a letter. Well, this is kinda obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3:<\/strong> Then you need to get it printed (or not).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 4:<\/strong> Put it inside an envelope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 5:<\/strong> Go to your nearest post-office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 6:<\/strong> Write down the receiver’s and the sender’s address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 7:<\/strong> Handover the envelope to them. Carefully. Exchange smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 8:<\/strong> Don’t inform the receiver that they should expect a letter (just to keep the excitement). But you may tell them in a special case. For example, when there’s a possibility of someone else receiving your letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 9:<\/strong> Be prepared to receive a long call or text from them. Because I’m pretty sure, letters make people happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That was my experience when I wrote a letter for the first time. It felt human. The thought that the receiver will hold that piece of paper in their hands and read and re-read my words. Over and Over. Again and again. That feeling is, you know, pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I feel a higher degree of separation with text messages, video calls are far better, but all these forms of communication cannot deliver the sense of care and importance that a single letter can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Would you ever like to send a letter to someone?<\/strong> Here’s a very short process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No need to go through the 9-step-process, use Letterflix.com<\/a>, and just do the Step 1<\/strong> (find a person to send a letter to), Step 2<\/strong> (write your letter), and Step 9<\/strong> (click send).<\/p>\n\n\n\n And in the meantime, manage with texts and occasional disappearing messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yours Truly
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