It is a small world and technology indeed makes it much smaller.
One of the greatest surprises I’ve had this week was receiving an eight-paged snail mail from a very close friend. Receiving such mail was a very funny thing because we actually call each other every week and write emails every other day. Not to mention forwarding text messages due to our cellphone’s unlimited promo, I believe we keep in touch well enough for us not to miss each other’s company so much. Well, I was wrong.
As I opened the envelope, I wondered why I felt a different kind of excitement. I felt like it was the first time for me to hear from my friend after how many years. Tears clouded my eyes. Oh my, I realized how much I missed my friend.
With the new technological gadgets we have for communication these days such as cellphones (that promise to keep us connected), most of the youth find it more convenient practical and cool to forget the old ways of keeping in touch. The latter it gets, the better. Of course I know that because of technology, we don’t have to wait for weeks or months or years for news to arrive but I still believe there’s something more special in snail mail writing that other means.
The letter I received was hand written in blue stationary sheets talking about the same things we already talked about. Only that the words that are written seem to reveal deeper meanings this time. It came to me that nothing really beats more personal communication and I know I don’t have to elaborate why.
One of the greatest surprises I’ve had this week was receiving an eight-paged snail mail from a very close friend. Receiving such mail was a very funny thing because we actually call each other every week and write emails every other day. Not to mention forwarding text messages due to our cellphone’s unlimited promo, I believe we keep in touch well enough for us not to miss each other’s company so much. Well, I was wrong.
As I opened the envelope, I wondered why I felt a different kind of excitement. I felt like it was the first time for me to hear from my friend after how many years. Tears clouded my eyes. Oh my, I realized how much I missed my friend.
With the new technological gadgets we have for communication these days such as cellphones (that promise to keep us connected), most of the youth find it more convenient practical and cool to forget the old ways of keeping in touch. The latter it gets, the better. Of course I know that because of technology, we don’t have to wait for weeks or months or years for news to arrive but I still believe there’s something more special in snail mail writing that other means.
The letter I received was hand written in blue stationary sheets talking about the same things we already talked about. Only that the words that are written seem to reveal deeper meanings this time. It came to me that nothing really beats more personal communication and I know I don’t have to elaborate why.
posted by YanaGail @ 1:45 AM
3 Comments:
I miss that too. I mean people don't bother to give a little effort of doing the old ways anymore. We are too busy. I agree that we have to adapt in our time and we are doing it, but we can't hide the fact that there are certain values that we can only cherish from the old ways.
Mwaah...:-)
so what are the implications of this? of new technologies overshadowing our old good days of snail mails, etc?
I'm impressed with your site, very nice graphics!
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