Cars and Pencils- The Magical Sketches of a Modern vehicle
Here is a piece of my mind in the last fortnight! Do give it a read and tell me how good or bad was! I really appreciate honest feedbacks and my letters are all about saying things straight from the heart, without any filters! Cars and Pencils- The Magical Sketches of a Modern vehicleA ride of thoughts about pencils, writing, and our mutual dislike for everyday drivingI asked my mother what toys my brother and I used the most. She says that we were very fond of cars. I go into my room and pull out the drawer that is reserved for toys and games. The one that you cannot let go of and the idea of giving them away destroys every cell of you and the same one that you have not opened for years. I open it and I discover Beyblades, games, and cars. The hot wheels one because there were not any other companies that offered so and they were the standard of best toys. I look at them and realize how fascinated I was. A group of small cars was what I needed to stay quiet and play in my room. I remember doing this until the age of 10 or 12. Then I started going out to play football. I wonder why I can never let these go. I even photograph them and try to experiment with my photography on cars.
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P.S - I completed season 1 of Song Analysis on my youtube channel- TuneThoughts. Check it out if you like it. Raj’s TakeThe Joy of Using PencilsAh, I finally get to sit and write about something very dear to me–pencils. Somehow I feel a very natural connection with pencils, using them gives me a deep sense of joy that any other writing device may not be able to. What also brings me close to pencils is they are closely associated with my habit of reading, I love to underline and make notes in my books with a pencil. I was once talking to a friend about how much I love using pencils compared to pens and she very insightfully pointed out that it reflects my preference for impermanence and making space for mistakes. I guess she was right. But I feel there is more to it, something very deep runs between me and the pencil which makes me love them so much, I am yet to discover the cause behind the cosmic love affair. But let’s try it over here, what could it be after all? How and why would anyone feel close to pencils? And not even to any particular one but pencils in general, a crazy sound that much too? If I were to describe what is exactly that gives me pleasure in using pencils; one would certainly be the way it snuggly fits into my hand, the unbearable lightness of its being, the soothing sound it makes when it kisses the paper, and those letters that it leaves behind always seem to be in the liminal stage of fading, in the aftermath of its lovemaking. I love how upon sharpening it rejuvenates itself, how upon erasing it can rewrite something, how easily it allows itself to be carried, and how it knows its own exit just like an actor on stage, it leaves and makes space for others, the spotlight may shuffle from one body to another, but it always falls on a pencil. Ain’t pencils like you and me? The goodness remains, the things it writes last more than centuries–and as a movie made it famous–even when high out in space, it lends itself to use. How much more selfless can a thing be? There is a pouch I have, where all the pencils go after they grow old and short. It is like the old age home for pencils, which becomes their grave too. I do not collect pencils, I stumble upon them or someone gifts them to me, often a lover or a friend, and they have gifted some exquisite ones I must say.
Let me share with you a few lines that I had written around pencils, ironically on my phone, a couple of years back: On the edge of a ledge, hangs the pencil– the fragile tip which went on and on and on spreading carbon across papers, no more agile now, the promise of the letter, and comfort all hang Silence awaits on one side, paper on the other. The fall was great and yet it could not desecrate, How the wind nudges the pencil on its axis, how death and silence swirl now. To get a hold of what I held only a moment ago, the pencil that slipped now lays at the mercy of mere chance… That was it from our side for this version! I hope you liked reading this newsletter. You can reply to this and we would receive your feedback. If you want a detailed conversation about anything under the sun or want to be a guest on our podcast, you can drop a mail at Blabberdabbers@gmail.com. |
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