Wednesday, September 1, 2010

A warm cup, wise words

We stopped to catch our breath at a tea at a shop in Mussoorie. The wizened old man who runs the shop encouraged me to try Kawa a local brew of tea and dry fruits. He pulled up a chair close to us and in a rasping whisper gave us words of wisdom.

Go on! You bring your cup of tea, and eavesdrop.
The wind moves the clouds and need moves mankind. Need for fame and money are as legitimate as need for respect and reputation. The quality of action depends on the quality of need. I am here to make tea and you are here to sip it as both actions satisfy our individual needs. Till the need is there we remain, when the need is satisfied we both will move on.

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