I don't know how many people in my generation remember what an Inland letter was... As a kid I used to write letters to my Daddy(that is what I call my grandfather) in a blue Inland letter.. now the name of my blog Elizabeth is actually the signature that I used in my letters to him. Daddy has preserved all my letters carefully more than any treasure worth millions. I always feel glad that somewhere my thoughts are written on a paper and kept safely... coz writing with hand is the last thing that we do in the emailing days. I don't remember when was the last time I wrote something on a piece of paper and took the pain of pasting a stamp , going to the post office, and posting the letter in the red letter box. In fact I have not seen a red postbox which used to be the landmark for reaching those nooks and corners of the locality for a longtime.. like dinosaurs it has become extinct.Everyday I force myself to write a letter to my Daddy.... but somewhere I have lost touch with my thoughts and feelings... I have forgotten how to express myself in words. That is why when today a friend insisted that I should start blogging.. I forced myself to write these few words. The truth is I felt good after a longtime.. less guilty . I hope my grandfather had a computer so that he could read my thoughts and save them with a click of a button...
This one's for my grandfather...
5 Comments:
Hey Gr8 that you have finally started this..
i guess that just the way your grandfather treasures ur letters..these thoughts of yours will go down the generations and will stay on..forever!
Imagine your grand-children reading this...probably a long long time from now!
Don't let this blog die!
This is to my Elizabeth, my sweetest sister. Good work dear. I think this is a great thing to do in today’s world, to actually write down & to feel a li’l better. To tell you the truth, I have read many letters but never wrote it to anyone. I think it was when you guys were in Jabalpur that u send me a letter. And I remember it had a line saying that finally I have started getting that masculine touch in my voice. In today’s world, a letter means an E-mail or something of that sort in any other electronically advanced language. I regret that I never wrote anything to be remembered or cherished.
Balle Balle Baadshaon....I always knew that you had this skill of writing....and reading ofcourse.
Your first blog is the result of your ability to read huge, huge books and .... that reminds me to ask you whether you remember the days when I would go to Mumbai (only to return soon)and bring back some good books for you. Remember Tolstoy?.... I do not mean to take the credit by the way. Keep it up sis.
Hey "Elizbeth"!!!,
I like your blog, please continue writing, and I guess someone who reads a lot, is never short of friends, Books are the truest and greatest of all friends.
You can go back to them again and again and they never tire of teachng you, they never complain.
Congratulations on your wonderful blog.
Best Wishes
keep it up.
Well its quite amazing when in this decade, you see someone write about an inland letter instead of emails, and name their blog Elizabeth instead of Hannah Montanna or Britney Spears.. I have seen transformations before but kinda like this one...
You rock girl !! Keep it up...
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