Friday, August 28, 2009

The letter

My favorite word processor just blew up but I want to write this down before I fix that.

Oddly enough, my subject is writing. We call, text, i.m., email, Twitter and even blog to our family and friends, but when was the last time you actually wrote a letter? That’s right. Have you written a letter lately, or have you ever for that matter? I don’t mean tweeting about every lame event in your life. I’m talking sharpen up a pencil and put into words how you feel about someone. Yeah all that up close and personal stuff. Must everything be so temporary now? They used to write on the cave walls.

It really doesn’t take that much time out of our busy schedule, considering the time one might spend chatting with anyone who will listen. Need some examples for starters? How about “We’ve known each other a long time and I’ve never asked you this.” Another one might be “This is how much you mean to me.” Just pretend I’m writing this letter to you. Here are some first sentances.

Words do a poor job here so dig down deep into my heart and know that I love you like no one else.

It’s not God, family and friends, it’s God, family and you.

Only the time we have yet to spend together will eclipse the times we have had.

All I know is you are my friend, come what may.

Being with you can be a complete deliverance from the humdrum of everyday life.

Just knowing you exist is enough.

Time goes so quickly when we’re together, the opposite when we’re not.

Bring me your sadness and I’ll make you forget. Bring me your smile and I’ll make you remember.

I guess I’d better stop. One more?

The average heart beats 2.3 trillion times in a lifetime. Every time I see you that number goes up.

2 comments:

  1. I wish everyone would take the time to sit and handwrite one letter to someone else. There's nothing like the feeling of putting pen to paper...what a connection!

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  2. Hey Mr. Hall,
    Now I see why you came to my table at the cafe brazil down on bishop, you wrote a subject about someone taking the time to actually sit down and handwrite a letter which you caught me doing. Well I have been writting for a long while to family and friends who are incarcerated. Sometimes these people are forgotten and when they do receive a letter is like a breath of fresh air from the outside which, believe it or not it makes serving their time much easier is what they have told me. So I have to make time for them. I really enjoy it and it makes me happy because it makes them happy and that is what we want for people to be happy. There is too much sadness going on this earth so if I can make someone happy I will do it. I work at the Salvation Army where too many people are homeless and I do my very best to be helpful to them while they stay at the S/A. I want to see smiles even in the midst of going thru tough times. Behind the dark clouds the sun is waiting to shine and shine it will. Well it was nice writting to you. Too bad it wasn't with a sharpened pencil.

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