Youve Got Mail

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“You’ve got mail”
There is a distinct difference between having an automated voice stating, “you’ve got mail” with all the warmth of an undertaker, and physically opening an old fashioned metal and possibly rusty box to find a true piece of art. Art that is becoming extinct even as I am writing this, an art form that is warm, personal and can mean as much to some people as a priceless Rembrandt can mean to a collector.
The hand written letter gives a warm fuzzy feeling, while E-mail seems to me rather cold and impersonal. Writing letters by hand is quickly becoming a lost art form practiced by few. This art form is being destroyed by the time saving, impersonal, sterile world of e-mail
Few things in the world today can make someone feel better than getting a hand written letter in the mail. Most of the envelopes in my mailbox are bills or junk mail. When receiving a letter from one of my grandparents in the mailbox it makes me feel extraordinary to know that they care enough to invest the time and effort in communicating with me. Most of the e-mails I have received are just a bunch of mass communication garbage. They have been forwarded to hundreds of people sent with little thought and usually no emotion. The chances of getting a personal e-mail are rare.
When I do receive a letter from my grandparents, it is easy to tell while holding the envelope in my hands whether it is a long letter or a quick note to say “Hello”. There is always a decision to make after receiving a treasure like this in the mail. Should the letter just be torn open hastily or should it be carefully opened so as not to damage the precious contents, savoring each and every second of the unveiling. The act of opening an e-mail is sterile and boring at best. There is no excitement, no anticipation just point, click, and the words appear on the monitor in front of me with little thought or fanfare
The act of reading a hand written letter is an ev...