Letter to heaven: Boy receives the sweetest note from the post office

A seven-year-old boy who mailed a letter to his dad in heaven received an official reply from the Royal Mail, and it will literally melt your heart.

The boy’s mom, Teri Copland, posted a photo of the letter to Facebook on Wednesday, along with an image of the envelope addressed to his dad, James Hyndman, who died in 2014.

In lieu of an actual address for heaven, Jase Hyndman inscribed the front of the envelope, “Mr. Postman, can you take this to heaven for my dad’s birthday. Thanks.”

He then received an reply from the United Kingdom’s postal service confirming that the letter had been delivered safely.

The letter that was delivered back came from Sean Milligan, an assistant delivery office manager.

“While we’ve been delivering your post, we became aware of some concerns,” it read.

“So I just wanted to take the opportunity to contact you about how we succeeded in the delivery of your letter, to your dad in heaven. This was a difficult challenge avoiding stars and other galactic objects on route to heaven.

“However please be assured that this particular important item of mail has been delivered. Royal Mail’s priority is to get our customers mail delivered safely. I know how important your mail is to you. I will continue to do all I can to ensure delivery to heaven safely.”

Teri, who shared the notes to Facebook, said Jase was completely over the moon to receive the note.

“I actually cannot state how emotional he is knowing his dad got his card,” she wrote.

“He was overwhelmed and kept saying, ‘My dad really got my letter, mum,'” she told the BBC, adding that Jase and his 10-year-old sister, Neive, celebrate their dad’s birthday each year.

The post has been shared more than 242,000 times and almost 50k comments. Some said they were trying to hold back tears as they commented, “What a beautiful act of kindness. God Bless the person who took the time and effort to make a little boy’s Christmas one he’ll treasure forever,” and “So sweet. Full credit to Sean for going above and beyond and having the heart to respond.”

“You didn’t have to make the effort to do this. You could have just ignored it,” Teri wrote, but instead, she said, the worker “just restored my faith in humanity.”

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