The Good Old Letter Box Was Far Better Than the Present Emails and Texts

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When I was small I had an unknown fascination over the letter I received from my distant relatives. The postman used to visit our house to deliver the letter and envelops once or twice a week. The postman used to arrive with envelops, inland letters, money orders and colourful greetings card which were meant only for me. I was a much-pampered kid and so I received a lot of love and affection from the relatives and acquaintances. The letter box in our Sydney residence never went blank and it filled itself up till the brim on the onset of Christmas season.

Our letter box was coloured in white with a red flag on its top. I thought that the red flag really didn’t have any function, however, later I came to know that it had its own importance. For the people who don’t know, the red flag on your letter box might look small but have a very important role to play. These kinds of letter boxes served as a two-way transit for the posts. Initially, the postman would drop the letter addressed to you in the letter box. However, when the flag is standing vertically on the letter box it signs the mail service that there are letters which need to be collected and had to be sent to other parts of the globe. This facility is not entitled all-round the world and are available in selected countries.

In the present time the use of the letter box in Sydney have loosen its importance to certain extent and I really do miss receiving the warm filled letter and personalised greeting card. I don’t feel the same love and affection from the emails and the social media postings which I felt with the letters from my cousins and other relatives.

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