Letter_this 6 letter word has a very amazing and tickling touch in our minds.Letter means an assembly of many words penned down on a sheet of paper in a very poetic and hearty way which can carry a message ,a heart full of love , care and gratitude in it.
No one can precisely predict from when the ritual of writing letters had been started ,nor can anyone tell who had written a letter for the first time in history.But yes, it is an amazing gesture expressed in mankind.
In ancient time, the king's envoy used to carry a letter on the king's name to another kingdom. Gradually, the common people also resumed sending messages in a sheet of paper and similarly the ritual of sending good wishes on special occasions to one another had begun that also used a piece of beautiful paper.People even trained the pigeons to carry a letter earlier.
In the past, the transportation system was not efficient enough as compared to today's communication system.It took months to send a message from one person to another who are thousands of miles apart.
My most respected Bardeuta, who went to London to pursue his Research Work in the last century once let me know that if he had to send a message to his family in India then,it took almost 6 months and it took another 6 months to get a reply from his family.
But in those days 'The Waiting' for a message from the loved ones meant an Heavenly Feeling .As a matter of fact, Letters were considered as a very precious gift among people.
As the time flew,the place of Letters are taken by e-mails .With an e-mail we can reach our desired person in a few minutes.Then came the Social Networking Sites which made us come more closer with our near and dear ones.And now it is Whtsapp which takes over 'Yahoo Messenger' and 'Google Talks'.
These modern Apps can let you express your feelings with varieties of emoticons, send flowers, videos along with your message.In one word, it is a Silicon Age.One have to just tab a button and he or she is done.Let us see what more the future Science and Technology have in store for mankind.But no matter how much rich we technologically become in future, the Charm carried by the Blue Envelope will never be deemed.
