The advancement of technology has led the way to a world where every basic necessity, including delivery of groceries, is just a mobile app away. On top of that, a great number of newly-launched gadgets have substituted old modes of communication, predominantly postal letters, that our ancestors heavily relied on.

Despite minimizing human efforts and all that jazz, technology lags behind in one aspect when compared to traditional methods—nostalgia.

World Post Day, which is observed on Oct. 9 rekindles people's solemn curiosity about the good old days and ways of sending information to near and dear ones.

In the bygone days, not only did mail constitute the only method of connecting to loved ones living in far-flung places, but it also became a livelihood of many people and businesses, thus contributing to social and economic development.

The day, sponsored by United States Postal Service (USPS), was introduced to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union and is a flagbearer of the global communications revolution that pledges to create "One World" through bolstering connection between the global citizens.

On this occasion, here are some quotes about posts that are fit to share on social media: (Courtesy: Goodreads)

"The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it."- Lukas Foss

"It occurred to me in my junior year of high school. I got my first letter from a big college. I still have that letter to this day - a letter from Indiana."- Bo Jackson

"I'll write to you. A super-long letter, like in an old-fashioned novel."- Haruki Murakami

"A letter always seemed to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend."- Emily Dickinson

"To write is human, to receive a letter: Divine!"- Susan Lendroth

"Everybody allows that the talent of writing agreeable letters is peculiarly female."- Jane Austen.

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