The school where they go to had an exercise of visiting public institutions, like the post Office, Bank, etc. as part of the environmental education in the school curriculum. The three grandchildren wrote and drew letters to us and wanted to post it in the post box. But the post box was wet with water from the rain. So the post office received the letter and sent it to us through the regular mail. Amy had sent us message to take a photo of the letter and send it to the children for them to know that that their letter had arrived.
Children had wondered as to why a letter had to be sent, which would take a week or so to reach when message on phone was available. We heard form them that there were only three letters which had arrived by post in the office on that day for delivery. They had a similar number to send to other places. The use of postal service for personal correspondence has declined considerably.
This was the second personal letter we received this year, the earlier one a few months ago, from Drs Val and Frank Garlick. Anna or I have not sent any personal letter by post during this year so far. All our personal communications are through e-mail or SMS.
It is years, since I have seen a post card or an inland. They were the mostly used means of communication when I was growing up.
A changing world with more conveniences and quicker communication! The charm of writing a letter with hand is still cherished by some. I write most of the letters by hand while writing to the administration in the hospital, to keep that habit alive!
Anna and I felt enthused by the school did to our grand children. Amy made it happen.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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