Why don’t we do cards anymore?
Growing-up
I watched my parents and their friends buy each other cards for birthdays,
Christmas, success and we even got congratulations cards when my brother was
born. I managed to fish out the cards that have survived in the house. I bought
some of them myself and wrote Merry Christmas in my child-like squiggly
hand-writing. So why don’t we do that anymore? Because I know from experience
that card-buying is an art. You first look for one that passes on the message
you want. Then you separate the gaudy from the tasteful. Finally, you pick the
one the person you’re buying for would likely like the most. You see, it’s an
art! Even the bank used to send me a card for my Birthday!
Birthday cards |
Success cards...mostly mum's |
Congratulations cards |
My favourite: Christmas cards |
For all
the good that technology has done for us, it’s taken away that authenticity in
our declarations of affection. Admit it, every time someone sends you an e-card
via Facebook you probably glance at it briefly then hit the like button so that
the sender knows you’ve acknowledged it. But the last time someone gave you an
actual card, your face lit-up and broke into a smile. It gave you the warm fuzzies.
And I
know that we’re busy and we have so many things to do, but aren’t your loved
ones worth just a bit more effort. And some of you will say that card-giving
kills trees, but I argue that cards can be recycled after like 10 or 20 years
when they no longer hold sentimental value. We can find other ways of saving
trees, like digitising exams and hospital records. I think it’s worth it, just
to keep those things that make us human.
So come
on guys, let’s do cards!
Ciao...
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