Just in one week, I came across two different articles about writing letters. The current generation may not be even aware of what this is all about, but I am from a generation which saw the new technology taking over the old way. Now, our communications are all through internet and even E-mails are considered old-fashion (Don't u tweet?...Oh, Cmon...U r too old).
I still remember we had letter writing as a part of our exams and it normally carries the maximum score in the language second paper exam. Leave letters, job cover letters etc will be among the questions and we had to remember the format with which those letters should be written. Now, there is no such thing called "Format" even for official letters(E-mails). "Respected Sir/Madam" is no longer the starting line of a formal letter and if you still write this way, you are either in your 50+ years or you were out of this planet for a while.
I still have some of the letters and greeting cards from my family members and friends. When I take them out and read them, they surely give a great feeling which can't be explained by words. Such things will not happen with E-mails as they lose the personal touch. No questions about tweets and scraps as most of them don't mean anything even at the moment you read.
Greeting cards received during birthdays, anniversaries and festivals always gave an added pleasure and there were times when I spent few days thinking what I should write in a card. Now, we send E-cards (Most of us send the free cards) and I receive the same card from many people (Because, there are only few free cards and just one or two are appealing).
There are drawbacks with letters and in this fast moving world, it may not suit our needs. But, we still can sit back and write a letter or send a card to some friends or family members. It will surely give a great feeling for both the sender and the receiver. It will also help to gain more focus (Once we pen something, we can't get rid of it as we do with E-mails,tweets and scraps).
What are you waiting for?... Take a pen and write a letter to someone and see what happens.
