【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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