Assertion: Keillor, letters

Letters are a small tunnel into the future and into the minds’ of the people who wrote them. They are gifts and not expected. They are conversation and a sincere way to get in touch with loved ones. At least Garrison Keillor thinks so. I agree with his process on writing a letter. He tells the reader to write as if that person is with you. I like his point that a letter does not have to be formal, “…It’s not a term paper,” and that it can be more conversational. With the invention of internet and cell phones, no one uses pen and paper anymore like they once did. I even use text messaging more than I pick up my phone to verbally talk to someone. Things aren’t so old-fashioned anymore; they are new, advanced, and all about cutting things out that take time. Letters are a very sincere and genuine thing to receive. It really says that a person is thinking about you enough to take out a sheet of paper, rather than send an e-card or text message. Especially with times changing nowadays, my children can not get inside my childhood memories by opening up my phone because by then, maybe even cell phones will be outdated, I don’t know. But, letters are a tangible source of imagination. I hope I can keep that in mind myself, come the next time I wish to let my friends know I am doing well and I hope they are, too.