Letters set free to the world

Throughout the course of the day, I set four love letters free to the world. I left the first letter by the mail room in the basement of the student center after I picked up a package. I set the next three letters free after I went to eat dinner in the student center. I left the second letter tucked in the bench of a booth. I left the third letter on a bulletin board in the basement. Lastly, I made a trip down to the Cellar to get some noms, and I left the last letter in the ice cream freezer, tucked between some ice cream cartons.

When I wrote these, I had originally planned to write only one. After the first one, however, I just couldn't stop. I let my mind wander and my hand go free, and I just kept writing until I finished the fourth letter. After leaving these in odd places, I can now only wonder whose eyes will lay upon them and whose hands they will be held in. That is the magic of these letters; I know not what people will feel or think when they read them, but I can only hope that they will bring at least the smallest bit of hope, encouragement, or love in the lives of those who read them.

Interestingly, it was actually really difficult for me to let these letters ago. I had actually written them two days ago, but I didn't seem to find the "right place" or "right time" to place them on campus. I was hesitant; it felt like I was leaving a little piece of myself to be exposed and vulnerable to the outside world. In one of four of the letters, I wrote a little about my story at UPS.. they were.. some of my deeper and more vulnerable of thoughts that I wanted to share, in the fated chance that the person who may pick it up may relate to what I wrote. Maybe that is why it was difficult for me to let these letters go, for the fear of someone reading them and thinking that they are ridiculous or meaningless. But I have to remind myself that they are anonymous! They are fun! They are meant to spread love! What comes of them are a mystery, and that is part of the enjoyment of writing and leaving them to be read by others :)