Two Boxes of Letters of Mutual Sadness and a Mutual Quest to Find Joy During Troubled Times

Those pandemic letters gave me the biggest reflection that changed my outlook: sadness is mutual, and the quest to find joy is mutual too.

I recently moved out of my dear cabin, a place filled with countless memories. When I was packing my belongings, I also gathered a significant number of handwritten letters I received during the peak of the pandemic. These letters were more than just pieces of paper; they were fragments of people's lives, encapsulating their deepest emotions during a tr…