Is Cursive Relevant Today?

 

I was talking to one of our daughters recently about a thank-you card she wrote—in cursive.  Both of our girls write out cards to their grandma in cursive because they heard her say one time how much she enjoys reading it.

I thought that was really sweet, but I was shocked to find out how challenging and time-consuming it can be for them to do this.

To young adults today, cursive writing doesn’t make a lot of sense.  I argue it is quicker than print, and the argument back is that most people have sloppy cursive, so what’s the point?

Personally, I think cursive writing is still relevant and it saddens me that it is considered a lost art. To me, with the passing of cursive, we have lost an important form of communication, a language if you will.  For instance, how sad it is that a young person visiting historical archives cannot enjoy reading what our founders wrote, in their own hand.

Who would have thought that American English, written in cursive, would become to many, a foreign language?

Anyway, the ability to communicate so that people can understand what you are trying to say is, obviously, important.  But it is likewise hard to communicate something you do not know or understand.

Where to start?

Well, if we are to be disciples today, we do need to take some time to understand the faith.  We don’t all have to be scholars, of course, in order to do that.

What would help is if we strive to understand what the Church teaches as best we can, and personally explore why we believe it.  Then, from a deep well of faith, share it with others.

Janet Cassidy
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