The distance is unimaginable, Su Xi dreamed of it.
I dreamed that I was next to me, and suddenly I felt in a foreign land.
In different countries and counties, the exhibitions do not meet each other.
The dry mulberry knows the wind, and the sea knows the cold.
The entry is charming, and who is willing to talk to each other.
The guest came from afar and left me with a pair of carp.
Hu'er cooks carp, and there is a book on the ruler.
Kneeling for a long time to read a plain book, how is the book?
The words above add a meal, and the words below remember each other for a long time. ——"Travel to the Grottoes of the Great Wall of Drinking Horses"
This is an ancient poem that I think is particularly interesting. It is about a woman's longing for her husband who has been away for many years. She is looking forward to receiving a letter from afar. In the letter, the man urged his relatives to "add meals", and told his wife that he "remembers each other".
The "carp" and "chisu" mentioned in the poem later became synonymous with letters. Similar pronouns include "Pisces", "Fish Books", "Goose Foot", and "Hongyan", which are generally named after the material or transmission method of the letter. For example, "book box" originally refers to the mailbox that holds letters. In ancient times, after writing letters, they often found a bamboo tube or wooden tube to pack them and send them along. In the old days, people used pigeons to send letters, so the letters were also called "pigeon books".
Those who need to use letters in life, or the distance is too far, or there is something difficult to say in person, or the transmission of official documents. The two ends of the letter may be relatives and friends, lovers and partners, editors and readers of magazines and newspapers... Letters can be full of thousands of words, or it can be a note in just a few words; it can be a passionate love letter, or it can be It's a warm and caring home letter. The message conveyed in the letter is the true scene of life and the true feelings in my heart. Throughout the ages, there have been many private letters with outstanding literary talent and rationality, which have been admired and respected by the world and have become handed down literary works. There are also some literary creations, which are simply written in the form of letters. The more famous one is Zweig's "Letter from a Strange Woman". Of course, evil things like kidnapping for blackmail and slander attack sometimes take the form of letters. This is a negative use of letters.
If we are now in the era of electronic communication, then the period when we needed to move our pen and ink in the past can be called the "paper book" era. After finishing my room at the end of the year, I saw two thick stacks of yellowed letterheads in the drawer, only to realize that before I knew it, procedures such as "writing letters, sticking stamps, sending and receiving letters" had been blocked by text messages, phone calls, and faxes. , e-mail and other communication methods are fully covered.
Most of the thick old letters were of two types.
One is correspondence with pen pals. Many people of our age have the experience of making pen pals. I saw the address and name of a friend in a magazine, wrote a letter, and received a reply one day at school. How excited were you? If it is a letter with beautiful handwriting and smooth writing, it is even more enjoyable to read. When I was in high school, because I published a manuscript in a national publication, there was a period when I received a lot of letters every day, which made my classmates envious and greatly satisfied my vanity. After the "sea selection", I made pen pals with several peers from other places, and some of them still kept in touch with the university.
Pen pals are always closely connected at first, but as time goes by, the number of pen pals will decrease, and the frequency of communication will also be sparse. In fact, this principle is similar to the principle of making friends online later. After curiosity and freshness, similar interests and similar languages build a friendship between the two.
Another type of letter is a letter from home. The period when I wrote the most letters to my family was college - I think a lot of people do. I wrote separate letters to my sister and my parents, telling me about the details of my life. There are several each month. These letters remain to this day and have become a testimony to my college life.
I like to use A4 white paper to write letters, and write down school affairs and things I think about, usually more than two sheets of paper. I don’t rush to send it after I write it down. After a day or two, I remember something. If you want to add more, just add an extra piece of paper to the envelope, and at the end, put a stamp on it, seal it, and send it out. The letters sent are not all "word books", but also "painting books". Long before web emojis appeared, I had the habit of drawing little cartoons in letters, and these made the people who read them happy. Sometimes, small gifts such as bookmarks and keychains are stuffed into the envelope, and I sincerely hope that the other party will have more surprises when they receive the letter. And the letter itself may also be folded into various beautiful shapes, so that the mood is pre-happy before reading the letter.
In the fast-paced urban life, we are gradually moving away from the "paper book" era in pursuit of speed and convenience. But the memories of leaning over the table and writing letters on the bed, the warmth and aftertaste of reading letters from relatives and friends, the personal handwriting on the paper, the full of affection entrusted to the letter, the long fish book, The distant wild goose feet... have become irreplaceable memories.
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