|
Post by Bob on Jul 13, 2018 18:37:06 GMT
I'm of a generation that used letter writing as a utilitarian mode of communication. Long distance telephone was dreadfully expensive, and terrible quality. Telegrams were also expensive and very limiting. Letter writing was nothing exceptional or romantic, but just a means to stay in touch. Similarily, fountain pens were unexceptional, and just an everyday tool for writing. Now the mundane has become much more exotic, and I must say, more fun and fulfilling, when compared to email, texting, telephone, and so forth. Who would have predicted such a turn of events so many years ago? Same here. Ah, the joy of receiving letters from my aunts, the neighbor who went abroad with the Air Force, a friend whose family moved away. And the thrill of love letters from a girlfriend who lived downstate, and later from a fellow Navy officer who deployed the day after we met. Making the time to write out a letter by hand and put in the mail underscores the importance of the message, and is itself a statement.
|
|
atransientlife
Crayons
Posts: 16
Looking for Penpals?: Yes. Global penpals welcome
Country I live in is: USA
|
Post by atransientlife on Jul 23, 2018 19:59:25 GMT
I enjoy the time and thought that goes into letters written and received. It's that physical manifestation of what one is thinking; I get a kick out of that.
Email is an after-thought. Email is work. Email's receipts of what I bought, as well as infinite adverts I don't recall subscribing to. It also doesn't quite exist the same way a written letter does.
Occasionally, I do write a letter the way I'd write an email, but this rare condition only happens when extremely pressed for time. I keep copies of letters written and when I come across one written in this manner (when looking back on my correspondence) I'm embarrassed. Happened once so far in April or May of this year.
|
|
|
Post by Bob on Jul 25, 2018 20:29:35 GMT
I enjoy the time and thought that goes into letters written and received. It's that physical manifestation of what one is thinking; I get a kick out of that. Email is an after-thought. Email is work. Email's receipts of what I bought, as well as infinite adverts I don't recall subscribing to. It also doesn't quite exist the same way a written letter does. Occasionally, I do write a letter the way I'd write an email, but this rare condition only happens when extremely pressed for time. I keep copies of letters written and when I come across one written in this manner (when looking back on my correspondence) I'm embarrassed. Happened once so far in April or May of this year. Indeed. The time and effort we put into handwritten letters speaks volumes, while email is too easy.
|
|
mlp2147
Crayons
Posts: 15
Looking for Penpals?: Yes. Global penpals welcome
Country I live in is: US
|
Post by mlp2147 on Aug 6, 2018 21:05:48 GMT
I realize this is a bit older of a thread so excuse my late arrival to the forum.
The short version of what has drawn me to letter writing is simple. I want to slow things down during my evenings. I work in a fast paced manufacturing environment where most days I don't have time for lunch much less anything else so I want to decompress at the end of my day. I suppose I could veg out in front of the television but I've spent enough of my life doing that.
When I enlisted in the Marine Corps right after high school I quickly realized you have to write letters to receive letters.... Then email came along so I jumped on the technology bandwagon but that did't work when I was deployed so back to letter writing but then I noticed the letters didn't come as frequently because "why can't you just email me"?
I deployed again when my at the time 2 year old daughter was away from me for 7 months and I wanted her to have "war correspondence" from her father written in my hand should something happen to me. That sparked my love for the fountain pen and quality paper.
Now I'm back to it hoping to encourage myself to write some thing every day...
Sorry for the not so short reply. Ha!
|
|