Do you microwave your water or let a tea pot heat before making your cup of tea? Or do you have a special tea pot that keeps the tea warm while you sip your cup and contemplate the meaning of existence?
Whatever way of warming or making tea, does it feel comfortable to you?
That is what makes tea the drink of the gods. It has that calmness to it and it makes you feel like maybe, just maybe, you could touch the heavens with just the perfect batch. And sometimes the heavens smile at your own little perfection.
So why do we find our own methods so darn refreshing? Well because they are exactly what I said, they are our's and we prepare it the right way, right?
When someone else brews a batch of tea for me, I can always feel the relaxing feeling of the tea but I miss out on what the Taoists would consider the best part, the making of the tea.
Maybe it is something in the brain that tells us that what we are doing is right or maybe it is some energy or chi. Whatever it may be, there is a force that tells us, as tea drinkers, that brewing our own is something that can never be bettered because our hands created this blend that we enjoy.
I like that feeling. I hope you do too. It just makes life so much simpler when you can do it yourself and know that you made it just right. Next time you make tea, just think about the feeling that you have at that moment and don't forget to thank whatever force has made it possible for you to feel that way.