Chirpy erasers continued to make
noise. They had been put inside the pen stand , which was a restrained
environment for them. Standing tall, the ball point pen was the first to
silence them. In a harsh tone it said - " Quiet! We have been put
with the computer community, we are
guests here, so behave like one".
The warning was sufficient for erasers to tone down. The roaring instruction led to a deafening
silence.
The Printer in a humble tone,
spoke ...." Welcome aboard Mr Pen & Family. I was waiting for you all
to settle down, to extend a warm welcome. You are not guests here, you are a part of
us. Feel comfortable and....
The printer's words were interrupted
by eldest Pen on the stand. "To begin with, we prefer being called "The Stand Family" and not Pen Family.
Pencils , Erasers , Rulers form a part
of us. Secondly, please lets us not have
these false assumptions that we are one among you. Your community has invaded
us, rendered us virtually jobless. You chipped in a competitor, on every role
we played
Our Scribble pad - your notepad
Our Writing Instruments- your
keyboard
Our greatest ancestor- Typewriter
is now close to extinction, all thanks to you, Mr Printer.
Sensing the rising tempers, one
of speakers spoke up " Settle down,
Pen Senior, lets discuss amicably.
The Ruler on the Stand protested
" there is nothing left to discuss. We had assigned roles for each one of
us, and we never stepped onto others territory.
But your 1 computer does it all -
Calculating, typing, printing - Bravo ! you are the Boss"
Enough! burst out the Mouse. The
Mouse, which was a quiet spectator of the whole conversation could not take it anymore.
Though a later entrant, it made a
startling revelation...
" Your are independent - We are not"
" You can act on your free
will - We are controlled "
We have not invaded you, we can
never do so. We are a controlled and
highly dependent community. We are Power
Dependent, Knowledge Dependent, Input Dependent. Our species are controlled by
Electricity or Battery Operated systems. People who come to us, need to know - how to
use us. We call them Computer Literate. You
don't need a "Pen literate" or "Ruler literate" person. You
never differentiate between your masters.
Be it learned or un-learned, rich
or poor, wise or mediocre ,you treat them equally. They don't make species like
you anymore.
The Stand Family stood humbled by
the whole revelation. Ruler and Pens
went silent, not knowing what to speak.
Soft chirpy sounds came from the erasers. This time the Pen did not snub
them.
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
9 comments:
This was an enjoyable read! Thanks for sharing this creatively written piece. The last line about - "they don't make species like you anymore" is quite nice, with a message going beyond the pen/stand family! And thank you for visiting my blog earlier :)
Hi Vyo! I am flattered at your comment. I am not going to tell you if I blushed or not though (it would be embarrassing). I am new to this whole Blogadda thing and the only reason I made the WOW post was because I liked the topic haha.
And I don't think anybody is novice or expert because nobody has the right to make that judgement - that's one beautiful aspect of writing or any art form for that matter!
As for this post, I think it was a really bold contrast between the vintage and the modern means of art. Impeccable. I adored the chirping erasers. :) Keep writing!
Thanks for dropping by! :) I hope you visit more often haha! :D
That was a good one Viyoma :) Its true, these gadgets can never replace the stationeries.. Its always a great feeling writing in diary than typing the same!
Very true. Your thoughts are similar to mine technology has made pens and pencils obsolete but they enjoy the freedom of being able to work without electricity and are eternally timeless!
It is a good plot and so lucidly conveys what the stationery items may feel about computers and vice versa.I loved the phrase "chirpy erasers".Lastly, Nicely written, enjoyed the read.
I loved this . The way you expressed the feelings of both the families was superb . Great imagination as well as message :)
Nice post :)
The more we will advance towards the gadgets, the more we will miss the old and gold stationary.
True that.. They don't make species like you anymore.
A formidable read and sweet conversation:)
They don't make species like you anymore.
Wow, imaginative as usual. A stationery lover bias is evident ;-) Like many others, loved the chirpy erasers--never thought of them as chirpy before!
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