To drink tea is to drink tea
Nie Weiwen
Reading books on weekdays, whenever I see the owner of the text in leisure, leisure, leisure, or when he is in a comfortable mood, he will always write about such a situation: savor a pot of fragrant tea, and then Tao Ran in the dense atmosphere. This scene seems to have a sense of fame and fortune, detachment from the ordinary, and extraordinary realm. At this time, I couldn't help but laugh out loud, which is what cultural people call "Guaner". I'm not laughing at the author, but I think the author is funny and funny. Why? Obviously, this author is not a person who really likes tea, nor is he seeking Taoism and Zen, he is just learning from others, and I do the same when others do this; When others say so, I say so; What others think so, I think so. Yes, it's always okay to follow the crowd like this, even if it's not me. Besides, this artistic conception is still very good, take a sip of fragrant tea, enjoy this seemingly elegant behavior in the dense atmosphere, and unconsciously feel that I am also elegant.
I read an article by the writer Zhang Xianliang, he recorded a passage from Mr. Yu Pingbo, which probably means: Novels are novels, novels are used to see, and it is up to you to dig out your mind to find some meaning, but this is definitely not literature, but academics, and it is the category of sociology.
Tea was originally a medicine, such as in the Shennong or Li Shizhen period, to drive away the plague and neutralize the five internal organs as its own responsibility. Later, it was to quench the thirst of the heat, such as the person who led the car to sell pulp, and drank a bowl when he was tired and thirsty; Now it's leisure, leisure, and self-control. To put it bluntly, it is only a physical need, such as leisure, thirst quenching, fire reduction, oiliness, or weight loss, etc., which has nothing to do with spiritual and religious aspects.
I don't know when it began, maybe it was the Lu Yu period, tea slowly had an artistic conception, a Tao, a Zen meaning, and even gradually formed a knowledge. Yes, tea can't be studied deeply, and it will be a long time to study it deeply, from Shennong's tasting of herbs to today's biodiversity, the evolution is difficult to describe. But going back to the roots, everything has its essence, you have to eat when you're hungry, you have to drink when you're thirsty, and you have to dress when you're cold. Another example is love, love is two hearts happy, two feelings depend on each other, you have to analyze it into hormones, dopamine or something, but that is definitely not love.
Zhang Xianliang's article is just used to express tea: tea is for drinking, not so much, so deep meaning and philosophy. If you insist on putting it on an elegant artistic conception, it's up to you, but tea is still tea, and there is no change in the slightest.
Tea embodies the ups and downs of life, and picking up and putting down is still far-fetched. In fact, this is indeed far-fetched, and it is artificially given a certain meaning to tea. If you really want to put it that way, anything can be related to meaning: McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, not to mention Starbucks, can all give meaning. For example, chocolate represents love, and diamonds represent marriage. In fact, chocolate and diamonds were both created by merchants as promotional means in the beginning. Of course, tea has a long history and a long history, and the transmission of generations of celebrities has given it a different meaning, even so sublime that it seems to be beyond the mundane.
The key to the real taste of tea lies in the quality of the tea. Nowadays, to find good tea, it is really not possible to do without a certain economic foundation. For example, Pu'er tea, at the moment, without two or three thousand yuan a cake, it is not good at all, and as for the best, it is sky-high. Green tea is no exception, really good green tea is not available in the supermarket, most of the market is "rations", and the best green tea can only be enjoyed by tea farmers or close relatives and friends. Because the word "fresh" limits the quality of green tea. Thinking of the old man Qianlong in his later years, the new oolong autumn tea of the local tribute became summer aged tea when he arrived. You are still the emperor, let alone ordinary people.
Tea has been arranged in the culture, as if the literati do not drink tea without grade, and they can't reach that level and height, so they often use tea to set off. It's really a bit of a match. Drinking tea is about the ordinary heart, but the tea ceremony is superb, which seems to be regarded as an art and a philosophy. Ordinary tea drinks a kind of artistic conception, which is really artificially given it a certain meaning. But no matter what, tea is still tea, and it is still difficult to swallow if the tea is not good.
Drinking tea is casual, it is a habit, and it seems unnecessary to artificially set a certain realm. Besides, isn't it true that people who don't drink tea are not elegant? In fact, people with good qualities naturally reveal elegance in their words and deeds; There is majesty on the other side, and this shore will stand up in style; Really talented people can also write splendid articles by drinking plain water. Of course, if you want to invite a beauty in ancient costume, you can also manipulate it with your orchid fingers, but what you drink is not tea, but lust and desire. From this point of view, drinking tea is only afraid that there are more fantasies than reality. This can also understand that authors always use tea to express a certain artistic conception when writing articles.
A tea-loving monk was tasting the tea he thought was the best, and when he regretted that he had no colleagues, a tourist came to ask for tea. The monk was very happy to have someone to share. Visitors praised the good tea after drinking two cups. The monk was very happy to find a confidant and asked the visitor where the tea was good. "Very good and thirst-quenching." So says the tourist.
In the cold winter, a master with good tea was tasting tea, and a tourist also came to ask for tea. After the end, I also praised "good tea". As usual, the master asked where the tea was. The tourist said, "Well, after drinking the hot tea, the body will immediately warm up." The tourist replied.
I don't think that the tourist is not elegant, but I think that he is more real and simple, and this kind of humanity is more trustworthy.
I'm also a tea lover, but I don't think it's elegant or anything, let alone create any atmosphere. I drink tea just out of habit, it's a preference, and it has nothing to do with the artistic conception. Drinking tea is just a reason to pass the time and feel good about yourself. When you really encounter good tea and have good utensils, drinking tea can indeed taste mellow and hearty, but this must have a certain economic foundation. And when it comes to economic conditions, it is material, and there is not much spiritual consciousness in it.
Drinking tea is more about calming down your impetuous heart and enjoying this rare freedom and time that belongs to you in today's high-paced life.