Lakshmi Pratury on Letter Writing

This talk was about letter writing and the impact it had on Lakshmi Pratury. When her father died, she realized how much she appreciated the letters he used to write to her. Once he passed, she had no one else writing those letters, and felt no other connections to people to the extent she did with her father. These letters were more than just notes to her, they were the legacy of her fathers life written down by himself. He wrote a notebook of everything about Lakshmi, the good, the bad, and suggestions for improvement in areas. She mentions how this is the age of technology and email, but does not understand why no one wants to wrote anyone letters anymore. This shows how important and touching those letters were to her and how much they meant. Since that was her fathers legacy, she wants to leave an important one for her own son as well, and she said she will be doing that by collecting autographed books and cd's. She also plans to publish her own book, combining the thoughts of her own and of her father to give to her son. Leaving someone a legacy that is meaningful is more important than any financial means, she says.