teresting hobby and the experience is quite thrilling to us. But, to a prison friend, it is a window. It is a window for setting free their caged soul. It is a communication with the outside world where he once belonged. It is an interaction to the world where he has left one half of his soul. It is more like talking to a part of himself.

It is interesting to note that when two people date each other, their main intention is to impress their partners and

It is said that there is a cause and effect relationship for everything happening on this earth. Have you ever wondered, what are the effects of loneliness? I don't know, for I have never been lonely. Yes, if ever I am alone, I am always in the company of my thoughts. I guess we all are. When we are lonely, we tend to think about numerous aspects of our lives and try to sort out every its and bits of it. But there are some people who do not have anything to think about. Their lives are braced within the gloomy corners of high walls. Their thoughts too are imprisoned along with their body. That's true. I am talking about our friends in prison.

It is commonly seen that people living within a group tend to become friends after some point of time. However that does not explain why people staying in prison reach out for pen-pals. Perhaps it is due to an intense desire to express themselves to people outside. It is due a deep desire to keep strings attached to the normal civilized society. They want to be a part of the normal world which has barred them.

A recent study shows that prisoners seeking pen-pals generally seek someone from the opposite genders as their friend. Men usually seek kind hearted and matured woman who are willing to listen to their agonies and sufferings. This can be attributed to normal human attraction to members of opposite sex which they are deprived of in prison. But the fact remains that they look for someone who would be there to listen to their agonies and sufferings and not for sharing romantic notes. In fact they want women who would nurture them with motherly tenderness. Researches show that though most prison inmates avoid talking about their crimes they openly admit everything before their pen-pals.

To us, prison pen-pals are exciting. Befriending a prison inmate is a kind of interesting hobby and the experience is quite thrilling to us. But, to a prison friend, it is a window. It is a window for setting free their caged soul. It is a communication with the outside world where he once belonged. It is an interaction to the world where he has left one half of his soul. It is more like talking to a part of himself.

It is interesting to note that when two people date each other, their main intention is to impress their partners and

ink about. Their lives are braced within the gloomy corners of high walls. Their thoughts too are imprisoned along with their body. That's true. I am talking about our friends in prison.

It is commonly seen that people living within a group tend to become friends after some point of time. However that does not explain why people staying in prison reach out for pen-pals. Perhaps it is due to an intense desire to express themselves to people outside. It is due a deep desire to keep strings attached to the normal civilized society. They want to be a part of the normal world which has barred them.

A recent study shows that prisoners seeking pen-pals generally seek someone from the opposite genders as their friend. Men usually seek kind hearted and matured woman who are willing to listen to their agonies and sufferings. This can be attributed to normal human attraction to members of opposite sex which they are deprived of in prison. But the fact remains that they look for someone who would be there to listen to their agonies and sufferings and not for sharing romantic notes. In fact they want women who would nurture them with motherly tenderness. Researches show that though most prison inmates avoid talking about their crimes they openly admit everything before their pen-pals.

To us, prison pen-pals are exciting. Befriending a prison inmate is a kind of interesting hobby and the experience is quite thrilling to us. But, to a prison friend, it is a window. It is a window for setting free their caged soul. It is a communication with the outside world where he once belonged. It is an interaction to the world where he has left one half of his soul. It is more like talking to a part of himself.

It is interesting to note that when two people date each other, their main intention is to impress their partners and

due a deep desire to keep strings attached to the normal civilized society. They want to be a part of the normal world which has barred them.

A recent study shows that prisoners seeking pen-pals generally seek someone from the opposite genders as their friend. Men usually seek kind hearted and matured woman who are willing to listen to their agonies and sufferings. This can be attributed to normal human attraction to members of opposite sex which they are deprived of in prison. But the fact remains that they look for someone who would be there to listen to their agonies and sufferings and not for sharing romantic notes. In fact they want women who would nurture them with motherly tenderness. Researches show that though most prison inmates avoid talking about their crimes they openly admit everything before their pen-pals.

To us, prison pen-pals are exciting. Befriending a prison inmate is a kind of interesting hobby and the experience is quite thrilling to us. But, to a prison friend, it is a window. It is a window for setting free their caged soul. It is a communication with the outside world where he once belonged. It is an interaction to the world where he has left one half of his soul. It is more like talking to a part of himself.

It is interesting to note that when two people date each other, their main intention is to impress their partners and

are deprived of in prison. But the fact remains that they look for someone who would be there to listen to their agonies and sufferings and not for sharing romantic notes. In fact they want women who would nurture them with motherly tenderness. Researches show that though most prison inmates avoid talking about their crimes they openly admit everything before their pen-pals.

To us, prison pen-pals are exciting. Befriending a prison inmate is a kind of interesting hobby and the experience is quite thrilling to us. But, to a prison friend, it is a window. It is a window for setting free their caged soul. It is a communication with the outside world where he once belonged. It is an interaction to the world where he has left one half of his soul. It is more like talking to a part of himself.

It is interesting to note that when two people date each other, their main intention is to impress their partners and

teresting hobby and the experience is quite thrilling to us. But, to a prison friend, it is a window. It is a window for setting free their caged soul. It is a communication with the outside world where he once belonged. It is an interaction to the world where he has left one half of his soul. It is more like talking to a part of himself.

It is interesting to note that when two people date each other, their main intention is to impress their partners and thereby they hide their true inner self. But while writing to a pen-pal, the buddies expresses their mind and open their souls. That is perhaps the reason why most pen-pal relationships often end up in marriage.

However the old practice of making pen-pals have taken a back seat with the advent of social-networks and blogs. The interaction here occurs at a more familiar level. But the charm of interacting with a complete stranger is somewhat missed. Recent researches show that people befriending prison inmates too happen to be lonely and troubled in their personal lives and thereby are eager to share their loneliness with somebody. Prisoners are a social outcast. Most of the time, their marriages break and they are deserted by their family and friends.

To quote a prison friend, “Family and others went away with yesterday's sunset.” Few kind words do provide them some solace and peace. A letter from outside world means lot to them. To our prison friends, a letter is like a glimpse of rainbow in a misty sky. It is like a dewdrop in a desert. It is their anchor for emotional survival.