Spreading Goodwill with Letters

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Here’s a curious story  from Idealist.org.

“Mysterious Letters is an independent project of Lenka Clayton and Michael Crowe, is an attempt at spreading global goodwill. Starting with the small Irish village of Cushendall, the two artists sent personal, handwritten letters to each of their 467 neighbors. The beautifully crafted letters were all different shapes, sizes and styles from retro postcards to hotel stationery, and the content ranged from the absurd to the sweet. One of my favorites is a letter that read, “We appreciate all the things you have done that no one has noticed. And we will think of them often.” The idea was to foster community by encouraging their neighbors to talk to one another more – even if suspicion was the guiding emotion at first. But it worked, and now Lenka and Michael have an ambitious plan to send a letter to every community in the world.”

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