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And started wondering what is the point to all this collecting of pens, inks, papers, etc. Nature doesn't really care if you have the greatest ink collection East or West of the Mississippi, or if you write with a ballpoint, fountain pen, or crayon. It doesn't care if you use indelible ink or something washable, or ink at all.

Maybe I've become excessively melancholic, but I just don't really see the point in it. Almost tempted to unload my inks/pens and go back to a Papermate. At least that way, I don't have to worry about stuff growing in it, and ultimately, does it really matter how something gets on the page, in this day of electronic scanning?

Imagination and memory are but one thing which for diverse reasons hath diverse names. -- T. Hobbes - Leviathan

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Does it bring you pleasure to take up a pen you like, hold it in your hand, fill it with ink that's pleasing - or even lovely - to your eyes and write? Do you enjoy watching the ink flow out of the nib as you form the letters? Does it make you smile to see an array of ink bottles sparkling like rainbow jewels? If so, IMO, you have your answer.

 

The universe cares for nothing, it simply is. Caring is the province of its inhabitants.

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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nature does not care whether you gaze at the stars or the dirt at your feet. however, gazing at the stars on this occasion led you to inspired thought. appreciating other, more earthly objects of beauty (a painting, a person, the written word) can be inspirational, as well. may it be so for you.

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Well I think you have temporarily lost some of your passion for the world of fountain pens and writing. You are not alone in that experience. I would say that you were right to think you were having melancholic thoughts. That's nothing unusual because it's always been true that "new things always get old" and so even with pens & ink.

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One of my other hobbies is amateur astronomy. It does help to put things into perspective. I don't know why anybody would bother with FPs if they were neither having fun, nor appreciative or medically needful of their benefits, at least excited about the variety of ink colors or the artistic flair possible with various nibs. Doing it because you think something is important about it is a dubious reason.

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I know my id is "mhosea", but you can call me Mike. It's an old Unix thing.

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If you are going to be looking up in the sky tonight, there might well be some very good Northern Lights.

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If you are going to be looking up in the sky tonight, there might well be some very good Northern Lights.

 

Not here; it's going to be cloudy. Anyway, if we were to see Northern Lights this far south, I'd be concerned about our comms satellites.

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

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Nature doesn't care about much of anything. If you're religious, I don't think any religious figures much care about fountain pens either.

 

Maybe you're bored of fountain pens or maybe using them doesn't bring enough pleasure to make up for the hassle.

 

For me, the main thing is putting words on paper. I happen to enjoy doing so with a fountain pen. But the words are what matters.

 

But take the time to decide if this is a change of interest or just a patch of bad mood where nothing looks good or fun.

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Must have been a very tough sky in a thoughtful place in your life. Nature doesn't "care." But people do for one another.

 

It might be time to sit down with one of those fountain pens, some ink, and a good stack of paper to sit, think, and reflect. You may look back on this time as a point you really want to remember.

 

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Yes all of Nature may not care, but then nature is busy doing it's own thing. And so should you, if you enjoy the pens, inks, papers then you as a Part of Nature are doing your own thing too :) and hopefully this is just a blah patch that wont last long and you find joy again

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It is just a hobby and personal pleasure. There is no other point in it, unless you need them as necessary tools for a job that wouldn't be as efficient and detailed withou it.

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When ever I look at the night sky it just makes me want to grab my favorite fountain pen and write a story.

 

I can only write when I have a physical pen and paper. If I open up Microsoft word my mind draws a blank.

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Nature doesn't care about anything...Hence, you could insert any other item or activity for "fountain pens" in your post, and it would make as much sense.

 

If you don't get enjoyment from your FPs, give them up. Ditto for anything else in your life.

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Life is what you make of it. I no longer look at the sky, I find it easier to sit on the beach and look at the ocean, its better for the optic nerve. ;)

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