People have been known to make a rich life for themselves and others with very few
possessions.
There was a group of elderly gentlemen in Japan who would meet to exchange news
and drink tea. One of their diversions was to search for costly varieties of tea
and create new blends that would delight the palate.
When it was the turn of the oldest member of the group to entertain the others, he
served tea with the greatest ceremony, measuring out the leaves from a golden
container. Everyone had the highest praise for the tea and demanded to know by
what particular combination he had arrived at this exquisite blend.
The old man smiled and said, “Gentlemen, the tea that you find so delightful is
the one that is drunk by the peasants on my farm. The finest things in life are
neither costly nor hard to find.”
🙂
People have been known to make a rich life for themselves and others with very few
possessions.
There was a group of elderly gentlemen in Japan who would meet to exchange news
and drink tea. One of their diversions was to search for costly varieties of tea
and create new blends that would delight the palate.
When it was the turn of the oldest member of the group to entertain the others, he
served tea with the greatest ceremony, measuring out the leaves from a golden
container. Everyone had the highest praise for the tea and demanded to know by
what particular combination he had arrived at this exquisite blend.
The old man smiled and said, “Gentlemen, the tea that you find so delightful is
the one that is drunk by the peasants on my farm. The finest things in life are
neither costly nor hard to find.”
🙂