(This entry originates from something I wrote in my journal)

There was a great divide that split the world at the onset of the world's greatest invention, the pen. It if often said that the "Pen is mightier than the sword", the humble pencil is left behind.

There is something delightfully simple and satisfying about manual writing. Something the tippy tap of fingers on a keyboard cannot resonate with. When I write, I do not prefer the rhythmic sounds of the keyboard and the harsh light of the LCD. Its the simple delight of a pen and paper which scrowls my thoughts in the most lucid fashion.

Lead, however brings the controversy to another level. There is romantic appeal to the etchings of graphite and lead. Even if the medium is set in an unelegant rotten wooden casing or a product of faber castel. To some people, the touch of lead and graphite encased in wood is a luxury not easily replaced. I would. To me the replacement is in the words that i write. The pencil is not as permanent as the pen. Pencil marks can easily be erased. I require my thoughts to be etched in something alot more permanent. It would be all to easy to rub me away otherwise.

The pen is the scribe which communicates great thoughts and ideas onto paper. It would be inappropriate to wipe out of existence the words which represent great ideas with a rubber. It does not represent the revolution and inertia which the world clings on to at points of revolution. The Pen is the instrument of permanency which i choose to carve out my ideas, i cannot accept the transitory nature of the pencil.

Pen, pencil then keyboard? maybe it is time for a revolution in my mind. The irony is you heard this first through a keyboard.