Depressing

The most depressing sentence I read yesterday:

During the annual rush of mail during Diwali -- the festival of lights during which India's 800 million Hindus exchange cards and gifts -- Mr. Srivastava remembers having to use every inch of floor space to sort mail, "even in my office." There was then virtually no competition. When Mr. Srivastava once discovered that a clandestine private courier was transporting mail, he called the police and had the operation shut down

From this WSJ article about India's postal system.