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My friend and I have recently started writing to each other-through the mail, not the internet.
I love snail mail. I love to go to the mailbox and see something personally addressed to me without a type face. I love to see my name written in an imperfect script illustrating the realness of the person from whom it came. Everyone thinks that we’re so lucky to have the forms of communication that we do today. And while I agree in some cases, it seems that some things have been lost. Instant gratification is literally at our fingertips. When letters were the only way to contact someone far away, people would pick their words carefully. They would make sure to say the things that meant the most to them. They would write all of the things that their heart and mind spent the most time dwelling on. They did all of this because they knew that the words they said, could not easily taken back or changed. And because of the limited amount of words they could write and the time it would take for them to reach the other person, every little detail of the letter had a newfound importance and worth. I wonder how much of what people say would change if the same sort of weight rested on our communication today.
Letters also allow for a moment’s thoughts to last longer than a moment, making each statement a very delicate thing. There’s something very wonderful to me about being able to pull out a letter I received years ago and read it and know exactly what someone wanted me to know at that time. And to know that no matter how many years have passed, the words still remain the same.
3 days and counting until I go home! I'm so excited I can hardly wait! AND Bama is #2 in the nation! This weekend is going to be so fun!
I see this older man on the same route that I run nearly every time I go. And though he's not moving very quickly, he's still moving at jog. Every time I see him, I'm impressed. I think that physical fitness and well-being are very important. We should take care of our bodies (the temple), just as much as our faith. I want me and my husband (should I have one) to still be active even in our older years. Health aside, it's very refreshing I think. My grandfather used to run 2 miles every morning until a few years ago when his health no longer allowed it. Now he and my grandmother walk every morning together. I love their persistence. They are the cutest couple, and I aspire to be like them when I'm their age--still like kids in love and pursuing each other and the Lord together.
I love snail mail. I love to go to the mailbox and see something personally addressed to me without a type face. I love to see my name written in an imperfect script illustrating the realness of the person from whom it came. Everyone thinks that we’re so lucky to have the forms of communication that we do today. And while I agree in some cases, it seems that some things have been lost. Instant gratification is literally at our fingertips. When letters were the only way to contact someone far away, people would pick their words carefully. They would make sure to say the things that meant the most to them. They would write all of the things that their heart and mind spent the most time dwelling on. They did all of this because they knew that the words they said, could not easily taken back or changed. And because of the limited amount of words they could write and the time it would take for them to reach the other person, every little detail of the letter had a newfound importance and worth. I wonder how much of what people say would change if the same sort of weight rested on our communication today.
Letters also allow for a moment’s thoughts to last longer than a moment, making each statement a very delicate thing. There’s something very wonderful to me about being able to pull out a letter I received years ago and read it and know exactly what someone wanted me to know at that time. And to know that no matter how many years have passed, the words still remain the same.
3 days and counting until I go home! I'm so excited I can hardly wait! AND Bama is #2 in the nation! This weekend is going to be so fun!
I see this older man on the same route that I run nearly every time I go. And though he's not moving very quickly, he's still moving at jog. Every time I see him, I'm impressed. I think that physical fitness and well-being are very important. We should take care of our bodies (the temple), just as much as our faith. I want me and my husband (should I have one) to still be active even in our older years. Health aside, it's very refreshing I think. My grandfather used to run 2 miles every morning until a few years ago when his health no longer allowed it. Now he and my grandmother walk every morning together. I love their persistence. They are the cutest couple, and I aspire to be like them when I'm their age--still like kids in love and pursuing each other and the Lord together.