Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Let's have a GOOD Cup of Tea

A friend just promised that when we meet we will have a lot of tea together. In a good company tea tastes good and different. Although it is a very simple beverage, just water and leaves, but it contains worlds in it. But one should have the eye to see it that way. You know just like all the things of beauty, it is both plain and complex.
In India tea was introduced by the British – mostly tea is sipped in a very light manner. People do not have the time nor is there any custom for going into details of its beauty. In Japan tea is practiced – loved one could say. You may have known “The detailed practice of the Japanese Cha No Yu tea ceremony is meant simply to lead one fully into the present moment.” One will have to delve deeper into the tea to find how much interesting will it become. And the more interesting it becomes – the more you will love it.
Tea is you, really, it becomes whatever you want it to be. Tea is a very simple subject. It lets you be in control. It gives you a lot of choices. You are the boss. You can brew it to suit your taste and mood. Enjoy it the way you like it. Take it as is if you like. Add milk, honey, sugar, lemon, herbs, spices, or ice. Wow! Isn’t it easy?
Cost of tea can vary from very cheap to very expensive. You will find some very expensive rare teas that cost $300 a pound. But guess what, they still will cost only pennies-a-cup when brewed. Always it will be for less than the cost of a can of soda or coca cola. Also tea offers you an aroma of tea and all the complexities of a fine wine. Each cup of tea is a big nice hug – full of love and affection.