Letters of yester years
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="write">write</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handwritten">handwritten</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="brothers">brothers</span>, <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="To">To</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> "<span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>".</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jeered">jeered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span>: "<span word="Listen">Listen</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="foggy">foggy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="harping">harping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="again">again</span>."</p><p><span word="Wait">Wait</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disappearance">disappearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="handwritten">handwritten</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>; <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="blaming">blaming</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="men">men</span> (<span word="me">me</span> <span word="included">included</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kinship">kinship</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span> <span word="afforded">afforded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="greetings">greetings</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kinfolk">kinfolk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p>
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