Lifestyle

When I was a young man which wasn't too long ago(at least it feels that way) I was able to travel down under.  Now keep your minds out of the gutter cause I mean I traveled to Australia and New Zealand to spend a short time down there.

While being young, a high school kid, I was able to stay with a family in New Zealand which I may have never appreciated as much as I do now.  The family was just like any other with two parents and two boys.  I was welcomed with open arms and played a great deal of hacky sack as well as learning new games that were prevalent to the area.

But one thing that struck me was the family time that encompassed the idea of afternoon tea.  We sat down to the table, all of us, and enjoyed some tea and food.  It was amazing!  When American families are falling apart and leaving the family dinner or anything of the like in the past, this family still valued the tradition.

It wasn't only the tea that made it good, it was the conversation.  I think this was the key and is the key to most, if not all relationships.  With this nice break from the day, we were able to talk to each other.  This is a war ender if I have ever heard of one.

So why is it that Americans work so hard to become more disconnected when we should be doing the opposite?  Is it too much money focus or is it just an addiction to work.  It feels like we drill into our kids' heads that school is just for getting a job so you can retire and die.  I personally thought that school was for learning or bettering myself with knowledge because as a human being, we can expand ourselves and further our evolution instead of hindering it through the wrong moves.

What better way to improve ourselves than a break from the day to communicate with love over a cup of tea.