Online Greeting Cards

I had always thought that online greeting cards were kind of stupid until I got one myself. I couldn't really stand the thought of an online greeting card, in fact.

Grant me the ability to be alone,May it be my custom to go outdoors each dayamoung the trees and grasses,among all growing thingand there may I be alone,and enter into prayerto talk with the onethat I belong to
Author: Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav

As much as traditional birthday cards, get well soon cards, and other mass manufactured Hallmark greetings seemed insincere, online greeting cards seemed like the worst. Instead of sending greeting cards online, why not just send out a quick e-mail saying hello to someone and asking them out for drinks after work? It seemed much more sincere than an online greeting card, and it didn't take any more time. After all, online animated greeting cards are not all that clever they are just an excuse to not have to say anything real.

When one of my friends sent me an online birthday greeting card, however, it really cheered me up.

The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
Author: Saint Augustine

It wasn't just because it was an online greeting card. It was just that I really needed a personal message from a friend. It was about par for online greeting cards it had a cute, smiley-face-type animation, some cute little pun, and a space where you could write your own personal message. There was nothing out of the ordinary about it, but nonetheless it was touching. I guess it meant a lot to me to be remembered that year. A few of my friends had forgotten to even call me, and I had received no other cards.

Getting that online greeting card really made me feel a little bit better about the birthday. It made me stop thinking about how much older I was getting and start thinking about how lucky I was to have so many friends who cared about me. I suppose that online greeting cards are like any other means of expressing human affection. It isn't so much what they say or how they are delivered as that they are given out. Online greeting cards show someone that you are thinking about them, that they matter to you, and that they are worth the effort.

Ever since that day, I have been sending online greeting cards out to people. I admit that sometimes I do a little bit too much, but I think my friends know where my heart lies. It is better to come across as a little clichnd show people that you love them then to neglect people who might be looking for a little bit of attention to cheer them up.

A day out-of- doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music -- that would be rest.
Author: Eleanor Roosevelt

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