{"id":6267,"date":"2021-01-11T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T16:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=6267"},"modified":"2021-01-11T17:14:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T17:14:52","slug":"pen-a-friend-letter-writing-amidst-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/pen-a-friend-letter-writing-amidst-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Pen A Friend | Letter Writing Amidst Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the rapid increase in social<\/em> and technological<\/em> developments, our primitive ways of\u00a0 living also evolved, including the way we interact with each other. Having so many time-saving<\/em> luxuries at hand, everyone has got accustomed to having things done quickly. Hence growing the seeds of impatience in almost everyone. Daastan<\/a> has launched a letter writing campaign called Pen A Friend<\/em><\/strong>. We are taking submissions of letters based on the theme of Covid 19<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Pen A Friend?<\/h2>\n

Pen A Friend is a letter writing<\/em> contest by Daastan, in collaboration with WriterTalks<\/a>. We are taking submissions for real or fictional letters written to show love and provide emotional support during the pandemic. The year 2020<\/strong>, with all its follies gave every single one of us six billion a jarring wake-the-hell-up<\/em> call!<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Write A Letter?<\/h2>\n

This year challenged our basic instinct of survival<\/em>. A global<\/em> shutdown, restricting worldwide travel. Even those living in the same streets and neighbourhoods could not meet. In a time as such – a mere touch of a friend, a mother’s hug, a grandparent\u2019s embrace, a spouse\u2019s kiss and even a stranger\u2019s handshake seemed like an insurmountable<\/em> longing.So many people around the world lost their loved ones. Some lost their jobs.<\/span> Among these unspeakable losses, mental health<\/em> of people got badly damaged. A wave of collective depression<\/em>, engulfing each person for different reasons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To sweeten the sourness and lessen the bitterness of 2020<\/strong>, why not revisit the trend of letter writing and Pen A Friend<\/em>? Letter writing is simple yet effective<\/em>. It gives two individuals a chance to show up for each other with undivided attention. It eliminates the requirement of instant<\/em> replies and makes the whole process more enjoyable through the act of anxious wait.<\/span><\/p>\n