A Tea Break
© cafe by misty (flickr)
Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water. It seems pertinent that we should find a connection between the tea drinking and slowing down. The tea break is the perfect way to disguise the need to stop.
In the first book devoted to tea Cha Kung(‘the Holy Scripture of Tea’). Lu Yu says:
‘Tea was not only a remedy against drowsiness. It was a way of adding men to return to their sources, a moment in the rhythm of the day when prince and peasant shared the same thoughts and same happiness while preparing to return to their respective fates.’
So not only does it enable us to stop, relax and wake us up but it could be seen as an equaliser!
So how do I make a good cup of tea? George Orwell, yes the George Orwell has an answer to this age old question.
Deepa Patel – Director, Slow Down London
