Making tea in the morning is a daily chore for most of us. A refreshing cup of tea is a great way to start our day. But have you noticed something beyond, than just making the tea? Okay, let me take you through a virtual tour and the important lesson behind this tea making process.
The tea making process involves some basic ingredients. The vessel to contain the water, fire to heat and bring out the desired outcome from tea leaves, sugar and milk; a tea-cup or the mug ( I personally prefer drinking my tea in a coffee mug) and most importantly the filter. Why filter? Because we only want to have the tea in its purest form and not the contents which made it, right? As much as the contents are important in the making process but the desired intake is the tea which we want to drink. This is what we look forward for every day in the mornings…. the little joy of life and great way to start our day, a good cup of TEA.
Now, why so much fuss over this tea making process and the tea itself?
Well if we observe closely and apply this to our day to day life we will find that each of us wants to lead a good life and grow as an individual also, every day. But we are not leaving alone, there are others with whom we all deal in our day to life. Our mind is like that water for the tea which is inside the container over the gas flame. Throughout the day we meet various people of which some are sweet like sugar, while some are bitter like the tea leaves, and most importantly do not forget about those who make our blood pressure shoot up, just like the fire which makes the water boil. While dealing with all these people we also look upon someone who is bright as a milk and who inspires us to look at the brighter side of life. Each one of these people is important and contribute in our life, and in making us who we are.
Each one has a role to play and we need to develop the humility and grace to understand the teaching or lessons they impart. It is only when we learn and understand how to extract/ filter (just like we filter the tea from its ingredients) the lessons which they are imparting without even knowing it themselves, will we appreciate the art and science of tea making and our own making too.
Just as making a good and refreshing tea every morning is our ultimate goal in making it, and then discarding the unwanted stuff from these ingredients, similarly to grow as an individual and becoming a good human being we must look out for the good things in all and stay away from those who are bringing negativity into our lives. This filtering needs to be practiced every day consciously until it becomes our second nature. If we are open to learning and growing as a person, we need to start paying attention to everything possible. All important life lessons are everywhere, even in tea making ;)
The tea making process involves some basic ingredients. The vessel to contain the water, fire to heat and bring out the desired outcome from tea leaves, sugar and milk; a tea-cup or the mug ( I personally prefer drinking my tea in a coffee mug) and most importantly the filter. Why filter? Because we only want to have the tea in its purest form and not the contents which made it, right? As much as the contents are important in the making process but the desired intake is the tea which we want to drink. This is what we look forward for every day in the mornings…. the little joy of life and great way to start our day, a good cup of TEA.
Now, why so much fuss over this tea making process and the tea itself?
Well if we observe closely and apply this to our day to day life we will find that each of us wants to lead a good life and grow as an individual also, every day. But we are not leaving alone, there are others with whom we all deal in our day to life. Our mind is like that water for the tea which is inside the container over the gas flame. Throughout the day we meet various people of which some are sweet like sugar, while some are bitter like the tea leaves, and most importantly do not forget about those who make our blood pressure shoot up, just like the fire which makes the water boil. While dealing with all these people we also look upon someone who is bright as a milk and who inspires us to look at the brighter side of life. Each one of these people is important and contribute in our life, and in making us who we are.
Each one has a role to play and we need to develop the humility and grace to understand the teaching or lessons they impart. It is only when we learn and understand how to extract/ filter (just like we filter the tea from its ingredients) the lessons which they are imparting without even knowing it themselves, will we appreciate the art and science of tea making and our own making too.
Just as making a good and refreshing tea every morning is our ultimate goal in making it, and then discarding the unwanted stuff from these ingredients, similarly to grow as an individual and becoming a good human being we must look out for the good things in all and stay away from those who are bringing negativity into our lives. This filtering needs to be practiced every day consciously until it becomes our second nature. If we are open to learning and growing as a person, we need to start paying attention to everything possible. All important life lessons are everywhere, even in tea making ;)
So true ...the filtering is not just physical but also happening at emotional and mental level
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