The Old Times
Fountain pens. The old times. Very few people prefer writing with fountain pens these days. Gel and ball pens are ahead in the race but, typing is always the winner. Thought of something nice? Just type it in the notepad of your phone and you're done. Or just tweet it ! I observed that typing breaks the chain of thoughts and writing lets them flow. I have many friends who write but I have few who write. My mother has her own collection of fountain pens and I do, too. I consider myself lucky to get friends who still admire these beauties. Some ask ' why fountain pens when all the pens write the same words? '' 'Feelings, passion and thoughts must always be liquid, like the ink' I say. Gel glides but doesn't flow. You need to fall in love with this beauty to see it work its magic on your thoughts. These days fountain pens are so rare that all the shopkeepers tell me to find them online. The trip to the shop goes in vain. Fountain pens are to be