I think that we get really old only when we lose interest in learning new things.

Personally I certainly recognize the importance of computers, which have really changed the world of communication.

I have been probably the first one to have a computer in Bearlingham Green ( I must admit in my village there are not many inhabitants...) and I use it for all my practical needs and to make my daily life easier.

Nevertheless I still enjoy the subtle pleasure of handwritten correspondence.

I mean real letters, made of paper, which transport our words written by ink at a very slow speed compared with the instantaneous transmission of data by computer.

I like the nice little ritual of folding the letter, putting it into an envelope, sticking on it the suitable stamp and taking the time to walk down the street to a still existent mail box.

A real mail box has still a greater charm than a virtual one, because it gives us a tangible sensation and allows us feel the sender closer to us, since we can concretely touch the paper they have touched and so on...

Of course e-mail is a fantastic invention, which makes distances infinitely shorter and can almost change the dimension of time.

I think the best solution is taking advantage of both, in order not to lose anything but to have a double opportunity, as different circumstances may demand.

Today I not only posted some real letter to friends, but I also went to our local Post Office to send a parcel, we cannot do it by computer yet....