Just do good deeds, don't question the future.
If we must say what it means to be a good person, it is that because we have chosen to extend kindness, there is one more beautiful soul in the world.
Like Drinking Tea, one can continue drinking it because they appreciate its elegance.
A healthy lifestyle may not significantly extend our lifespan, but a poor one will surely take its toll on our bodies.
Tea Drinkers Have Tea Blessings
The Book of Rites says: “Blessing is the name for all that goes well.” In other words, “blessing” means smoothness and fulfillment.
When you Drink a fine cup of tea, you feel blessed, but these are not blessings that money can measure; they are blessings of the heart.
A tea blessing could be brewing a room-filling fragrant tea; friends and family thinking of you and bringing back some fine tea from afar; not expecting much from a cup of tea, yet being pleasantly surprised.
Acquiring a set of cherished tea wares, arranging a tea setting casually yet beautifully, with family gathered around for warm conversation by the tea table.
Tea Drinkers Enjoy Health
Brew a pot of clear tea, allowing your body to listen to the rhythm of your spirit.
What seems like a “boring” pause in time actually brings you answers from the depths of your heart.
Tea contains organic compounds such as polyphenols, Caffeine, catechins, and various vitamins, which can eliminate free radicals, provide antioxidant effects, prevent disease, boost immunity, and delay aging.
The health benefits of tea surpass those of other beverages, yet it doesn't act like a nutritional supplement or Chinese medicine that forcefully invigorates your body. Instead, it is restorative, gradually revealing improvements over time.
Tea Drinkers Possess Sincerity
Zhuangzi said: “Without sincerity, one cannot move others,” meaning that without sincerity, one cannot touch others' hearts.
What often moves us most is the sincerity and persistence of tea drinkers.
Because of their sincerity, tea drinkers usually have good social relationships. They are simple and genuine, easy to trust, and give people a sense of security when interacting with them.
People naturally relax around them, without the need for calculation or vigilance, easily finding common ground when they come together.
Because of their persistence, tea drinkers have been drinking tea for years, past, present, and into the future.
It's like befriending tea, with tea as a confidant. One can share both happy and unhappy moments daily.
Even when alone, a pot of good tea can be brewed for comfort.
Tea Drinkers Possess Great Wisdom
The great wisdom of tea drinkers manifests in subtle ways, making interactions with them refreshing and pleasant.
“A full glass of wine shows respect, while a full cup of tea suggests disrespect,” suggesting that filling a teacup only three-quarters full leaves room for further connection, akin to the concept of “the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water.”
Only a shallow cup of tea allows one to savor the friendship slowly through gentle sips.
Leaving the cup partially unfilled is also a tea drinker's way of mastering the art of moderation in life. Acting with restraint, speaking with reserve, treating others with tolerance, and living with composure and detachment.
As the saying goes, “a tall tree invites the wind, which shakes it; a person with high fame risks losing it,” serving as a reminder to remain humble and avoid showing off too much.
Since falling in love with tea, I've noticed that my lifestyle and approach to things have changed with time and age.
A significant part of this change is closely tied to my daily Tea drinking.
Life is fleeting, just like these tea leaves, so it's important to live truly, simply, and honestly.
How blissful it is to live a tranquil and simple life.