Once upon a time...
Why -not soooo long ago...
The postman was one of the most eagerly awaited person in almost all households...
With the communication revolution-he is almost totally replaced by Emails,SMSs ,courierservice etc.
Yes,now and then we do get an ocassional letter which is purely impersonal-like the telephone bill,the occassional subscribed journal or an official printed notice requesting a donation for the temple annual car procession(they are still in the snail mail era!)
I remember the cute floran cards I recieved on my birthday and those Ganesh and Laxmi Cards We sent out for Diwali (posted a week earlier to avoid the ubiquitous delay)
I remember the days when an STD was a luxury and a telegram made you skip a heart beat.
Not any more-Nowadays,kids learn to text mesages before they go to a creche and a telegram is seen only in old afternoon reruns .
Loveletters and the appointment order and the letter from prospective Maapillai announcing his arrival for Bride Seeing are small pleasures the next generation will nolonger know of...
You can hug a loveletter and smother it with kisses but what about a crisp message?
Is there a substitue to these micro joys?
Answer please....Technology....
Why -not soooo long ago...
The postman was one of the most eagerly awaited person in almost all households...
With the communication revolution-he is almost totally replaced by Emails,SMSs ,courierservice etc.
Yes,now and then we do get an ocassional letter which is purely impersonal-like the telephone bill,the occassional subscribed journal or an official printed notice requesting a donation for the temple annual car procession(they are still in the snail mail era!)
I remember the cute floran cards I recieved on my birthday and those Ganesh and Laxmi Cards We sent out for Diwali (posted a week earlier to avoid the ubiquitous delay)
I remember the days when an STD was a luxury and a telegram made you skip a heart beat.
Not any more-Nowadays,kids learn to text mesages before they go to a creche and a telegram is seen only in old afternoon reruns .
Loveletters and the appointment order and the letter from prospective Maapillai announcing his arrival for Bride Seeing are small pleasures the next generation will nolonger know of...
You can hug a loveletter and smother it with kisses but what about a crisp message?
Is there a substitue to these micro joys?
Answer please....Technology....
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