I
don’t remember vividly when I received the last postal letter, but it was
sometime during my Schooling days in lower secondary school. I got a letter
from a friend studying in a school in different district and it was a warm
gesture of valuing friendship. It could have been my bad if I have not replied
back to her. Sadly, I also don’t remember where I have kept the letter. It must
have turned into dust long before, but I am happy that our friendship grew only
stronger and values keep enriching. If not of fond memories of playing in the
fields and studying together in schools, there are hardly any evidences of lasting
friendship. Thank you for the friendship. Also my elder brother use
to send me letters from Wangdue and I use to feel immense joy on receiving them
from him. That was much earlier when I was studying in the primary schools. He also
put in a note of Nu. 5 or Nu. 10 with the letters and that made me happier. I never
asked my brother and sister at home to give me money while going to school
from home as a day scholar and they hardly give any. So getting a Nu. 5 note, together with the
letters was a big sum for me. Again, I am not sure whether I ever replied to
him, sorry my dear brother Dawa. I am not really sure whether I wrote any
letters to my friends. That’s strange part of me. Letters that I wrote from the
mountains remained as mere gestures in my diaries.
However,
sending wishing cards to friends was quite common until my high school days. I
use to receive a few from my friends and I too sent to few of them. However
this has a different taste because it is just an exchange of greeting among the
friends, with whom we share daily doses of life. I now feel that sending
letters in longer range is more special.
Coming
to the postcards, my experience was only decorating the song books with them.
Post cards for me were those depicting Bollywood actors and hardly had any knowledge
with other contents. Again the sad part is I don’t know many of actors. Being a
shepherd during winter vacations until I completed class 10 when our dear sheep
were finally sold away, I hardly watched any Bollywood movie. I just knew few of
them while in school and I use to collect a few to decorate song books, which I
was fond of maintaining until my early University days. But little did I
realize that post cards are meant to travel even further, crossing
international borders, and particularly sent while on vacation to share the travelling
experiences and love messages precisely but openly without the need of an
envelope. However I didn’t receive any and nor did I sent one so I am devoid of
a good experience of how we feel to receive one and to sent one.
Time
has evolved and habits have changed. In the days of cell phones, email, and
text messages, letter writing and sending postcards can seem hopelessly
outdated. It is indeed a dying art in the wake of modern telecommunication and
specially the advanced social networking through internet. Yet I am lucky to
get one Post Card today. My letter box generally remains empty except for few
documents from the university. I did a random check-up today and I am surprised
to find a post card addressed to me. With the gleaming city of Bangkok, it reminded
my short travel to that “City of Angels” two years ago. The postcard also had
borne a postal stamp of the Late but the Great King of Thailand, His Majesty Bhumibol.
Such strong messages it possesses. Coming into the message, I am glad to learn
that my friend could finally break bucket lists of travelling the globe after the studies, with the first destination being Bangkok Thailand. I am happier
that you had a good experience there and I wish you many more beautiful
travels, exploring and adventuring throughout the world. More than anything, I
am happy to receive the first post card in my life. Thank you for the beautiful
postcard with beautiful message of hopes for me.
I
am not sure, how many friends visit my blog and read my stuffs. My purpose of
keeping it is to keep some records of my feelings, experiences and thoughts. Had
any one of you read through it, please drop me your postal addresses in the
comment. I would love to send some post cards from different cities in Europe. I
have few trips planned in the last week of this month and you could receive a
colourful post card from the cities I visit.
Thank
you.
