https://classic.esquire.com/article/2013/2/1/do-we-really-want-to-live-without-the-post-office
He’s seen a lot and he’s learned a lot, he says. He’s learned to say hello to every resident he sees, his smile always open, ready to connect. And he’s learned to listen.
“Hi, brother,” shouts a man passing through, balding and wearing a loose-fitting sweatshirt.
“Take care, take care,” Mitchell shouts back, his tall frame and broad shoulders bending down to reach into his mail trolley for another bundle.
When he finishes this building, he’ll go on to the next one, then the next, as he’s done nearly every day for two decades, touching every mailbox on his route, the final link in a network that binds us all.