Look what came in the mail today~
Some love all the way from Taiwan \o/
xxx
There's always a difference, when a message is conveyed through Whatsapp, Short Mulitimedia Messages (SMS), E-mails and not forgetting snail mail. Living in a fast-paced society has left us impatient and we value speed. "Time is money." More often that not, we are usually seen to be rushing, from home to work, running errands, submitting assignments/reports, etc. As such, we demand everything in the shortest time possible - which sort of explains the pop outs of fast-foods, convenience stalls, express queues, communication tools and many more.
Technological advancements as well as demands of the population has resulted in the phenomenon of receiving a handwritten snail mail letter is as something unique and exciting (in a way).
Of course, I do not deny the fact that technology has definitely improved our lives by a huge leap - emailing the professors in times of doubt is made so convenient, availability to purchase all sorts of goods in the comforts of your home, almost instantaneous spread of messages globally, etcera. Speaking of which, will be the overused emails which enabled communications from all parts of the world. However, this results in another problem: the lost of uniqueness. Since the key idea of speeding up processes is more or less standardization, all the emails look very much the same (excluding the contents), and that kind of personal touch is usually lost along the way.
With that, it brings me to my point of the tiny burst of happiness which tingles in your heart a little longer when receiving a letter mailed the traditional way, with scribbles of a familiar handwriting.
Of course, it is definitely more of a hassle compared to electronically delivered items, but it really shows how much you matter to that someone, who made the extra effort to hand write their message and head down to a post office or a posting box, just to get that it delivered to your doorstep.
I am not implying that people don't send snail mails anymore, they do. Just not so often anymore.
How many handwritten seasonal cards or letters will you receive this Christmas?
xxx
"The Pen is Mightier" -The Wall Street Journal
