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Articles: My Thoughts | TEA
- Mr. ABHISHEK PILLENDLA
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TEA
The story of tea began in ancient China over 5,000 years ago. According to legend, Shen Nung, an early emperor was a skilled ruler, creative scientist and patron of the arts. His far-sighted edicts required, among other things, that all drinking water be boiled as a hygienic precaution. One summer day while visiting a distant region of his realm, he and the court stopped to rest. In accordance with his ruling, the servants began to boil water for the court to drink. Dried leaves from the near by bush fell into the boiling water, and a brown liquid was infused into the water. As a scientist, the Emperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some, and found it very refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created.
Since then the formula and the method of preparation of this drink has spread and diversified all round the world. This drink though famous all over the world has a very special bond with our city, HYDERABAD.
This drink, which is believed to have medicinal properties, can do wonders to your mood. True, if you do not believe that then maybe you should catch hold of a true hyderabadi and ask him.
Hanging around in a café with your friends, gossiping and sharing a cup of tea is a very common practice for most hyderabadi’s. If you have never done that then maybe you have never been a true Hyderabadi.
Hyderabad has this endless network of café’s. Ever tried to count the number of café’s in Hyderabad! Maybe you could try something easy like counting the stars for example.
Not just Hyderabad, having a cup of tea is something more than that, it is like a national pastime in India. Right from the lowly denizens to the top brass everyone who is looking for an excuse to take a break think about this magic drink. This drink has become a part of our daily course.
Much so that one cannot stop from wondering that if Tea were to be banned in the country. Would the productivity of the nation go up? If the number of hours that the citizens use up just to have tea were to be counted then one would really cannot help but wonder what would one do with all that time.
Or could it be the other way round, if tea were to be banned would the productivity go down? Just because, that the people have been deprived of their sole excuse to take a breather from their already hectic schedules. Isn’t that something to think of?
- ABHISHEK.P
Cyanide_shek@yahoo.com
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