Joys of being

Hurray! Your postcard has arrived!! This message in my inbox makes me smile invariably. :)

Received an email last night and I went back four years ago into that cold October night when I first ventured into this amazing world of Postcrossing- sending postcards across the world. I don't quite remember how I stumbled upon the website but it quickly became a source of great joy to me. It brought me stories from many countries on postcards that took my breath away. Some of them were sending their first postcards to India and it was so wonderful to read their stories. Amidst a not so very good time in my life, I kept receiving postcards that lifted my sullen spirits, gave me amazing insights into the human psychology of being from different cultures and geographies and yet being the same people, everywhere. I realised that Russians, Dutch, Germans are avid postcrossers. I tried to keep up with the hectic schedule of my life and sending postcards while lamenting the lack of finding cards, the ever-increasing postal charges and unsatisfactory services. Many of the cards got lost during their journey and I would receive apologies and heartfelt messages on the website about not getting the cards. That was also a beautiful insight into the depths of human emotions. I learnt about giving and sharing love, irrespective of the distance, of the strangeness and differences that prevail in this world. THANK YOU, POSTCROSSING! I continue to write postcards and receive them. It's an ever joyful moment of happiness to spot a postcard from a new country, in my mailbox. I hope this movement gets more participants and happy people who share and spread harmony and kindred spirits throughout these divisions that separate us.