Gone are the days when a "khat" meant "aadhi mulaqat" !
I had forgotten the traditional style of letter writing as if it never happened to me. I am using the word happened after going through an experience last night. While searching for a lost document I bumped into an old treasure box of letters, paper cards and printed photographs….ahh those good old days.
Those cards reminded me of my childhood, my relationship with my siblings before we all got lost in different corners of this planet. Those lifeless pieces of paper brought so many living friends and memories. Those silent words spoke my friends’ languages with perfection as I could visualize all the golden moments of school and college days. I had a wonderful time with my past going through those cards and letters.
That love and closeness and the precious expression is all gone with a single blow of social networking. Now we see each other every day on Facebook and Twitter but the life and soul of those relations is missing. We exchange recent pictures and days to day routines but no longer touch each other’s lives. We never get to sit and talk in peace when we do not have to run for the next task or appointment. Alas! life is more like an job now. Who has the leisure of sitting and writing letters to each other? Typing a few lines in short or broken English serves the purpose of staying in touch…
I wonder do people still write and post letters in this age of email and internet. I did not write a single letter for years and yesterday I realized what I missed in all these years. I received only one or two letters and paper cards in recent past which made me forget the happiness and bonding attached with this activity of writing and receiving letters and cards. Now eid is coming and I know there won’t be a single door bell to drop an eid card at my door step when my wall on facebook will be flooded with eid wishes!
I haven’t seen a post man in my street for a long time. The courier only delivers bills and magazines now!! Where has the “daakia” disappeared ….
Remeber the childhood rhyme…Daakia aya, daak laaya!
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Totally agree with you! Great write up. I am of Indian origin and born in the 70′s. I was just saying the other day how life has changed and the days of ‘chitee aaiyee hai’ were amazing!
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Definitely those golden days are gone, and never going to come back. Your post reminded me of my beautiful childhood days, my school days, when we used to send cards to friends and family on their b’days and festivals. And those little words in the cards meant a lot, i still have those letters and cards with me which help me cherish my good old days.
Aoa!
I came across your blog while roaming around in the bewilderment of the Internet and the always expanding Social Media.
I have been collecting postage stamps during my childhood and could never escape the fanatic hobby. Thousands of stamps remained stored in my trunk, until I decided to rejuvenate the collection.
The never-ending problems like electricity, water, gas, etc have added so many tensions in our lives that we have time for nothing else. We, the Pakistanis, are the busiest of nations (as we consider) and such hobbies are considered as Time-Wasters, yet we do not do anything but to keep on cribbing.
One day I realized that I am in love with the paper mail, cards and letters, etc (which is normally called as “Snail Mail” these days). At the moment, I am collecting stamps, coins and postcards (Written and posted) from around the World. I can also offer to provide a comfortable home to your cards, if you can spare a few.
Allah Hafiz
Cheema
Nice to hear from you ‘Post cards collector’ I will spare some for your collection …. They lying in my storage boxes and the cards will love your comfortable home better!
I also grew up in the letters age and always looked forward to a postman to deliver a letter from friend – that added yet another stamp to my collection. This post brings back that nostalgia
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