Letters

What's in a letter?
Like, a mailed letter.
Was there ever a protocol for the layout of letters?
Were there things that one "didn't say"?
I'm sure there were!!
But we've lost those things, haven't we?
This is a lot of questions, isn't it?
Have we forgotten how to produce something that used to be an integral part of long distance communication between lovers, friends, and families?
I think, sadly, we now have a very watered down, meager version of what were once beautiful masterpieces.
Not to dis my cousin, but I was writing one the other day and he said "Are you really doing snail-mail?"
Yes.
But that's the reaction that I'm sure would be prevalent in most people 30yrs and younger.
That's definitely a stat I just made up.
But really, can you not see it too?
Now, being a college student, I finally understand the rapturous joy of getting something in the mail.
I didn't used to get much mail and I didn't used to care.
But now, when most of my loved ones live in a different state, a letter is the closest thing to a real conversation with them.
You can try to prove to me that Skype or FB Chat is sufficient, and waaaay more expedient, and free.
I'll not buy it.
If you have ever received a letter, a real, bonafide, handwritten letter, you know what I mean.
Nothing virtual can come close.
In a letter, you can hear the person's voice actually speaking through the words on the page, and you know it's them.
On Skype, you hear a recording of their voice and a terribly pixelated version of their face.
Now don't get me wrong, I love Skyping with my loved ones, it really is great.
But a letter.
Mmmmmmmm
That's where it's at my friends
That is where its at.
So I challenge you to write a letter to someone close to you, in a different country, state, city, or even dorm.
And pretend that you're just sitting there telling them a story, face to face.
Tell them something you wish you always had the guts to say in real life, or say something important that you always forget to say when you see them.
Cause lemme tell ya, if your recipient is a college student, even if your letter says things they might not want to hear, they will probly jump up and down at least twice in celebration upon receiving your letter.
No Joke.
Just try it and wait for the return letter.
I won't go into the joys, the absolute raptures, of getting a package in this blog.
But that is also a good way to brighten a dreary Monday morning.
To color a dull gray mailbox.
:)
Now, I've got to go and finish writing some letters :)
                                                                   Always Hope, Love Regardless and Peace Out
P.S. This is not a rant about me wanting a letter, but if it moves you to write one, my address is as follows:
John Hoehn
HU 11361
915 E. Market Ave.
Searcy, AR 72149
(postage is only like 44 cents yall, you can do it, for anyone you can think of)