【Haveyoueverdreamedaboutsendingalettertoyourselforyourfriendsinthefuture?WhileexpressmailrepresentsefficiencyandspeedandisprevalentinChina,thereisanothertypeofmailemergingasanewbusiness:"futuremail.""Thelettersho】
Haveyoueverdreamedaboutsendingalettertoyourselforyourfriendsinthefuture?WhileexpressmailrepresentsefficiencyandspeedandisprevalentinChina,thereisanothertypeofmailemergingasanewbusiness:"futuremail."
"Thelettershouldbedeliverednext`Mother`sDay`andnotadayearlier!"LinXiaofan,aseniorhighschoolstudentinHefei,instructsoneofthecompaniesofferingtheservice.LinXiaofanwrotethelettertohermotherinadvancetoexpressherlovetohermotherfornextMother’sDay.
"Offeringthisservicemakespeopleslowdownandletthemunderstandthemeaningof`time`inanotherway,"saidZhengZhimin,managerata"futuremail"companyinHefei.Zhengthinks"futuremail"lettersare"remindersofandcatalystsforaffection,friendshipandlove."
FengXiao,ayouthwhofeelspressuredespiteofsomeachievementinhercareer,decidedtowritealettertoherselfonher25thbirthdayandhaveitdeliveredfiveyearslateronher30thbirthdaythrougha"futuremail".
"Iexpressedmythoughtsaboutmycurrentlifeandmyexpectationsforthefuturetoencouragemyselftofaceuptothechallengesofmylifewithcourage,"Fengsaid.
While"futuremail"isgainingpopularity,someareconcernedaboutwhathappensifthepostaladdressoftherecipientchangesorifthecompanygoesbrokebeforelettersaredelivered.
Zhengsaidcustomersarerequiredtocompleteanacceptanceformandmakeanassessmentsotheycanbecompensatediftheirlettersorgoodsarelostordamaged.
"Iwon`tbetoodisappointedevenifIcannotreceivemyletters,becauseformewhatismoreimportantarethefeelingswhenIwritetheletter,"saidZhuMin,whoworksforaforeigncompanyinShanghai.
"Mostpeopleputtheirhopesandwishesinthelettersotheycanexperiencetheconnectionbetweenthepastandthepresentwhiletheyreceivetheletter.Itcanhelppeoplereunderstandthemeaningof`time`,"saidWangKaiyu,asociologistinAnhuiProvince.
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