Milk Tea

Summary

The author describes a personal and emotional connection to the daily ritual of drinking milk tea, which has deepened through significant life events and spiritual practice.

Abstract

The author of the web content reflects on their lifelong affinity for milk tea, a beverage that has become both a medicinal and ritualistic part of their daily routine. They share a preference for loose tea leaves for their aroma but settle for tea bags for convenience. The practice of drinking milk tea was shared with their late husband, Patrick, who also enjoyed the beverage with sugar. The couple's morning ritual of tea drinking persisted regardless of their health. After adopting Buddhist practices in 1998, they began offering milk tea to their ancestors each morning, a tradition that continues even after Patrick's passing, with the author now offering the tea as a symbol of love and devotion.

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The author has a strong emotional attachment to milk tea, considering it both a comfort and a spiritual offering.
Milk tea is not just a beverage but a significant part of the author's life, representing love, devotion, and continuity.
The author prefers the aroma of loose tea leaves but values the convenience of tea bags for daily use.
The ritual of drinking milk tea has been a constant in the author's life, providing comfort and a sense of normalcy through both travel and illness.
The act of offering milk tea to ancestors is an expression of the author's love, sincerity, and Buddhist practice.
Since the loss of their spouse, the ritual has taken on a new meaning, becoming a way for the author to feel connected to their late husband.

It’s medicinal or ritual of our daily life

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I am naturally a milk tea drinker since my early childhood

I love to drink black coffee though sometimes, but not all the time

Tea- poured in thoroughly boiled water brewed to dark for a few minutes Milk is mixed with softening the flavor

For its best aroma, I love loose tea leaf but for everyday convenience I brew two large packets of tea in a mug and mix in plenty of milk

My late husband, Patrick, was born in England he was also a milk tea drinker we used to put sugar in our tea though

No matter how well or how sick we were we drunk a cup of tea every morning

It’s medicinal or ritual of our daily life.

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Whenever we came home from traveling the first thing I did was boiling water preparing a cup of tea for each of us we sat down and relaxed

Since our Buddhist practice in 1998 we’d offered a cup of milk tea to our ancestors every morning

Occasional foods and cakes were out of our love and sincerity

In the summer of 2016 but all of a sudden this ritual has altered its meaning

With my love and devotion to the dearest person in my life I continue to offer a cup of milk tea

With A teaspoonful of sugar to My sweetheart