Pen and paper… the tools of lovers, poets, writers, or
anyone valuing the delicacy, seduction, and power inherent in language and
expression.
Gone are the days when touching pen to paper united sender
to receiver, with every letter, a stamp of palpable emotion. With each symbol
formed, a reflection of the sender’s soul was imprinted, allowing the receiver
to feel all the closer for it.
No longer do we feel the character and emotion of the writer
through the shape of a word. Today
we text, we email, missing the blemish of a fallen tear, a sinuously formed
sentence, or the fury of an irregular slant. In a world where it is easy to
misinterpret the message without the assistance of script laden with
intangible, yet felt emotion, we need to work all the harder to express our
hearts.
When writing with pen in hand, there is a sense of limitless
time. We luxuriate in the formation of a thought, scribbling it down furiously or
painstakingly applying each letter to create the sentence that corresponds.
When we write a handwritten note or letter, we are saying that we value this
time where we can sit and make tangible our thoughts in a way that is
commensurate with the value of the receiver.
Perhaps the best gift you can give a friend or a lover is
the gift of a classically designed fountain pen. In doing so you say you value
a deeper kind of communication, and that you have faith that he or she is up to
the task. By honoring someone with this confidence, you are saying the
friendship and love you share speaks of its own eternity.
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