Why write a letter? Here's a reason!

As I last wrote, there are some people out there in the world who think that people aren't writing letters anymore. We know differently, of course, but I thought we might list off some reasons that we have to write letters.

Today, I'll start with what may be the most important reason to write a letter:

Writing a letter is the next best thing to being there, in some cases, it may even be better. The
recipient can open your letter, read it at his or her leisure, treasure every word you write, touch the paper you touched. He or she can hold the letter tight and imagine you sitting there writing it. They can run their fingers along the handwriting and practically feel the warmth of your hand as you wrote it. And, it doesn't have to be a love letter. Any letter that you write and mail off to someone can connect you to that person.

John Donne, an English poet who lived from 1572 to 1631, may have said it best in this line from a poem:

"...more than kisses, letters mingle souls,
For thus, friends absent speak."

To mingle souls...who needs another reason to write a letter? But, there are some other reasons, and I'll bring those up in future posts.

In the meantime, go write a soul-mingling letter!

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