Written letter as a means of personal communication has ceased to exist, and its place is taken by several other forms of communication. This is both advantageous and disadvantageous.

How advantageous or disadvantageous is this development in your opinion?

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Not many people write letters today, and the times of personal letter is almost gone. Naturally, there are innumerable other options at hand. This transition is both advantageous and disadvantageous.

Being faster is the order of the day, and reaching messages in time, whether personal or otherwise, is of extreme importance. Obviously, modern digital possibilities like mobiles, internet and its virtual interactive portals make modern mean stay connected much better than what letter would have made him. Reaching people at anytime, anywhere and in no time is too much to expect from personal letters. Therefore, it is advantageous to have newer possibilities.

However, the fact remains that letter as a means of personal communication had been a cultural thing for centuries, and this tool had been able to keep people attached each other more intimately, sentimentally, emotionally and even intellectually. Besides, the art of writing letters has enabled great men to effect decisive changes in people.

For example, Jawaharlal Nehru’s letters, written to his daughter Indira Gandhi while the former was in jail, were not mere letters; rather they were personal visits to his daughter. The person, his or her handwriting, language and its niceties, the anxious waiting for it etc. had been part of all humans down the ages. But newer ways have taken it away, and, no doubt, it is disadvantageous that we no longer use it.

To conclude it, it is right to say that there is no change that does not have some negative impacts. So is the case with personal letters. They have almost gone making its lovers a little anguished. However, the alternatives we enjoy today are fairly advantageous as well.

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