After I had paid for my stamps and was about to leave,Alan explained the worried expression on his face,"Some of us are going to lose our jobs." Alan and I had started to get to know each other about a year ago. He was a postman, and he noticed that I had visited the post office six times in four weeks. The sixth time he told me it wasn't normal for people to use the postal service that often, and I told him that I was normal. Gradually, going to the post office became something I did every week not just because I’m running out of stamps.Instead,it’s my excuse to say hello to Alan, to catch up on how he was doing, to hear all about how fast his kids were growing up. Alan is my friend, so when I saw the worried expression on his face, I knew he wanted to talk about the situation he was facing. It's clear that the postal service is in trouble.People like to use e-mail and other forms of communication instead of regular mails,because it is more convention for them to send an e-mail or a message. In the end, it all comes down to one thing − most people don't send mail any more. I asked for Alan’s address that day before leaving the post office. I’m going to send him a letter to tell him that while most people might not send mail any more, I'm not part of the most people, and that I'm glad he's my friend. This may not solve the problems of the postal service, but hopefully it will help erase that worried expression from his face, even though just for a few minutes.