These days it is a rare thing to get a letter. A real letter in a beautiful envelope or maybe a pretty and specially chosen card, that we just have to put on a shelf to admire.
Emails are OK, if you just need to say something to someone, but a letter demands a certain consideration. The receiver will know that the sender has been given the matter some thought; that the words has been chosen carefully to bring joy. Maybe it is a birthday card; maybe it is a get-well card – or maybe it is just a loving letter to reassure or please.
In a way a letter means more than a bouquet of flowers, because a letter takes time to write. You need to sit still and lose yourself in thoughts, because words don’t always come easy. And there is no "delete” button, when you write a real letter. You must know what to write, before you write it.
Maybe letters will be an artform before long. It is such a pleasure to write with a fountain pen for instance. And it is also a pleasure to write slowly and carefully, so the receiver will be able to read the words without trouble.
And most importantly: It is a pleasure to bring pleasure to others…
