PureInsight | April 27, 2008
[PureInsight.org] A couple was
arguing in a coffee shop and did not want to compromise with each
other. The boyfriend walked away with anger, while the girlfriend
stayed, alone, in tears.
The annoyed girl was restlessly stirring the cold lemon tea. She
used the spoon to vigorously crush the lemon slices which had a
zest. The lemon slices and the zests were smashed into a mess
that caused a taste of bitterness in the tea.
The girl asked a waiter to give her another glass of lemon tea with no
zest. The waiter glanced at the girl without saying
anything. He took away the glass of the messy tea and replaced
with a glass of cold lemon tea with zest.
The annoyed girl became furious and blamed the waiter, "I told you to
remove the lemon zest. Didn't you understand what I said?"
The waiter who had bright eyes, looked at her quietly and said calmly,
"Don't be upset. After a while, the zest of the lemon will be
completely absorbed by the water. Its bitterness will melt into
the tea and that will bring up a clear and sweet taste. Isn't
that what you want? So, don't panic. Don't expect to squeeze all
the scent from the lemon within 3 minutes. Otherwise, you'll make the
tea into a bitter mess."
The girl was stunned and touched. She looked into the waiter's
eyes and asked, "Then, how long does it take to extract the scent of
the lemon completely?"
The waiter smiled and said, "Twelve hours. The lemon will
completely release the essence of its life. After twelve hours,
you'll get the most delicious taste of lemon tea, provided that you
have waited patiently for twelve hours."
The waiter paused and continued, "It's not only a matter of making tea,
but also a matter of removing annoyances in life. If you can pay
twelve hours of endurance and patience, you'll find that things are not
as bad as you thought."
The girl asked, "Are you giving me a hint?"
The waiter smiled, "I'm teaching you how to make a glass of lemon tea. It can be a hint leading to a beautiful life."
The girl stared at the glass of lemon tea and sank into thought.
Afterwards, the girl went home and tried to make a glass of lemon
tea. She quietly observed those lemon slices in the glass and
patiently waited for a best result. She saw the lemon slices
breathing and expanding in the clear water. She was touched,
because she could feel the soul of the lemon being expanded and
released. Nevertheless, she waited patiently for twelve hours.
She tasted the lemon tea and could tell that it was the best tea in the
world.
The girl came to understand that the reason why the lemon tea tasted so
great was that the lemon had fully devoted itself to the tea.
Her doorbell rang. The girl opened the door and saw the boy
standing out there. He held a bundle of lovely roses in his
arms. He asked her, "Can you forgive me?"
The girl smiled and pulled him into the room. She offered a glass
of lemon tea and said, "Let's have an agreement. In future, no
matter how annoyed we are, we must not lose our tempers. We must
calm down to think about a glass of lemon tea."
"Why we must think about a glass of lemon tea?" The boy was a bit puzzled.
The girl replied, "Because, we need to wait patiently for twelve hours."
Since then, the girl applied the philosophy of patience to her
life. She's gained happiness and pleasure that she had never had
in the past. She peacefully tastes the wonderful lemon tea and a
wonderful life. She remembers what the waiter said, "If you try
to forcibly squeeze a lemon into tea within three minutes, you'll find
that the tea will become bitter and messy."
Life is like the tea. You have to wait patiently and carefully taste it. It will bring you a wonderful time.
However, don't try to wait too long. Otherwise, the taste of the
lemon tea will go flat, because it has been made to wait too
long. Therefore, in your life, don't make yourself or other
people wait too long. Otherwise, your life will become dull and
tasteless.
Translated from:
http://xinsheng.net/xs/articles/gb/2008/3/15/42774.htm
