We still read and often admire the correspondence between thinkers and writers of old. Before electronic communication came along, writing letters was the only way of exchanging thoughts, transmitting information, getting and giving feedback, or just plain keeping up with what was happening in the lives of faraway family and friends. Weeks and sometimes months would go by before you received an answer. I can only imagine the joy and anticipation, maybe mixed with a little dread, people would feel at finding a letter in their mailbox; how they would savor reading and re-reading it, just to prolong the experience. Read More …