Papyrus to ipad

Original Letter on Papyrus 3rd Century BCE

I suppose it is well known that the ancient Chinese sent messages of greetings to friends and to convey information of importance. 

The early Egyptians used Papyrus to communicate  a variety of instruction, commands and  throughout their land.

What a revolution in the mid 16th Century the printing press made to the greeting card market.   

We now in the 21st Century have cards for everything. Birthdays,Get well cards, thanks cards, not to mention Christmas and New Year cards and the list goes on.

Sending cards is not a bad thing even if it does become a bit of labour before Christmas time.

Many take great comfort in receiving cards during loneliness. So I am not knocking sending them.

Along came social media sites,allowing sending greetings with the click of a button. No effort and no stamps! Progress has come a long way. 

The downside is that it can be a cover up for not putting the saved time to good use.

 Anyone have friends or family you have had a disagreement with,or of those elderly neighbours, those who are lonely and depressed or are in hospital?  

I would suggest that we use our modern cell phones to brighten up their Christmas and OUR OWN. There is a blessing in using our time in giving and forgiving. 

Visiting with them is even better, chatting face to face -- no substitute for a cupa and a smile.