January
14 2014, Tuesday
Fountain pens
Have you ever tried using a
fountain pen to write - not the kind with a cartridge but the kind with a tube
inside for you to pump the ink from an ink bottle? I used to like the fountain
pen because I liked the feel of the pen gliding smoothly across the surface of
the paper. But the nib, once dropped on the floor, would spell trouble because
it would scratch when I wrote again. Back then, we did not have to throw away
the pen because replacement nibs were available. Those were the days when
changes happened slowly. To think of it, we were more friendly to the environment!
A fountain pen especially that
brand with an arrow used to be a status symbol and the best gift idea. Now it
has become a kind of antique to be appreciated by nostalgic souls who can
afford. And to the impatient contemporary generation, a fountain pen is not
exactly user-friendly. It has for a long time been replaced by ball pens and
felt pens. In fact, we are not actually writing anymore. We use stylus to touch
screens.
Those born in mid-20th
century like me are lucky because we have witnessed changes in almost all
aspects of our everyday life. The fountain pen is but one of those many darling
objects that we have left behind. The world moves on and so do we!
