L E T T E R S (24)

 L E T T E R S

The one thing that letters let us know can be not only how some feel but what they might be simply trying to convey to someone else. When words out loud can fail, silent words written can prevail. Like those even of a story or book, the letters that don’t end with “Sincerely”. Those letters can tell someone they might not be alone in what they are feeling. 

So many people take letters for granted. Not only were they a vital part of a society that originally communicated via letters. “Dear whoever” and ended with “Yours Truly”. Sometimes people can hide behind the letters they write. Say everything they need to say before just simply sending before anything can change a mind. In Verona, Italy, you can even write a letter to Juliet, a fictional character from a classic play that even those who have never read it have heard of. Those kinds of letters. 

Letters could also be understood as building blocks for our society. Isn’t it true that one of the first things you learned in school was The ABCs. Each letter with its own pronunciation and spelling configurations. Phonics and phonetics teach not only students in schools, but people; that things can be understood in more than one way. “Tried” and “Tired”, same letters, almost same sounds yet can be understood as a minimal pair in the linguistics world.

So even if you consider the science behind it all, what makes a letter, would you send one if you had the chance? Just write it all down, and simply drop it in the Post. Send.

-JS