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KakuzoOkakura
[1]Teabeganasamedidgrewinte.Intheeighthtury，iteherealmofpoetryasoeamusemehturysaaioicism—TeaisTeaismisadedoioifulamongthesordidfactsofeverydayexisteiyandharmoeryofmutualcharity，theromanticismofthesocialorder.ItisessentiallyaworshipoftheImperfect，asitisateoaplishsomethingpossibleinthisimpossiblethingweknowaslife.
[2]ThePhilosophyofTeaisitheordiaerm，foritexpressestlywithethidreligionourwholepoimanaishygieenforliiseics，foritshowsplicityratherthanintheplexandcostly;itismeometry，inasmuchasitdefinesoursenseofproportiontotheurepreseruespiritofEasterndemocracybymakingallitsvotariesaristotaste.
[3]ThelongisolationofJapaoftheworld，sodutrospe，hasbeenhighlyfavourabletothedevelopmentofTeaisOurhomeandhabits，eande，por，lacquer，painting—ourveryliterature—allhavebeesiudentofJapaurecspresehaspermeatedtheeleganobleboudoirs，aheabodeofthehumble.Ourpeasantshaveleareflowers，ourmealabourertoofferhissalutationtotherodwaters.Inouronparlaheman“withnotea”
inhim，whenheisiotheserio-iterestsofthepersaiisetheuewhardlessofthemuragedy，runsriotiideofemaiooomuhi
[4]Theoutsidermayindeedwohisseemingmuchadoaboutnothing.estinatea-cup!Hewillsay.Butwhenwesiderhowsmallafteralltheais，howsoonoverflowedwithtears，howeasilydraihedregsihirstforinfinity，weshallnotblameourselvesfsomuchoftheteadhasdoheworshipofBacchus，wehavesacrificedtoofreely;arahegeofMars.WhyeourselvestothequeenoftheCamelias，aheathythatflowsfromheraltar?Intheliquidamberwithintheivory-por，theiouchthesweetretifucius，thepiquancyofLao-tzu[Laotse]，aherealaromaofSakyamunihimself.
[5]ThosewhootfeelthelittlenesssinthemselvesareapttooverlookthegreattlethingsiheaverageWesterner，inhissleekplacy，willseeieaybutaahousaieswhistitutethequaintnessandessoftheEasttohiHewaswardJapanasbarbarouswhilesheihegesofpeace:hecallshercivilisedsioitwholesaleslaughteronManbattlefields.Muenthasbeeelytotheurai，—theArtofDeathwhichmakesoursoldiersexultinselfsacrifice;butsyattentiooTeaism，whichrepresentssomuchofourArtofLife.Fainwouldweremainbarbarians，ifourclaimtocivilisatioobebasedloryofeawaitthetimewheshallbepaidtoourartandideals.
[6]estuand，ortrytouheEast?WeAsiaticsareoftehecuriousweboffadfancieswhichhasbeenwovengus.icturedaslivingontheperfumeofthelotus，ifnotonmidcockroaches.Itiseitherimpotentfanaticismorelseabjectvoluptuousness.Indianspiritualityhasbeenderidedasignoranesesobrietyasstupidity，JapaismastheresultoffatalisIthasbeensaidthatwearelessseopainandwoundsonatoftheessanisation!
[7]Whynotamuseyourselvesatourexpense?Asiareturnstheent.Therewouldbefurtherfoodformerrimentifyouweretoknowallthatwehaveimaginedayou.Alltheglamouroftheperspectiveisthere，alltheunageofwohesileofthenewandundefined.Youhavebeehvirtuestoorefiobeenvied，andaestoopicturesquetobened.Ourwritersihe—iyouhadbushytailssomewherehiddeninyarments，andoftendinedoffafricasseeofnewbornbabes!Nay，wehadsomethiyou:weusedtothiimpracticablepeopleoh，foryoureachwhatyouiced.
[8]Susarefastvanishingamongstus.ercehasforcedtheEuropeantonguesonmaernport.Asiaticyouthsareflogtesfortheequipmeihtdoeseyourculturedeeply，butatleastwearewillingtolearn.Someofmypatriotshaveadoptedtoomusandtoomuchofyouretiquette，ihattheaofstiffdtallsilkhatsprisedtheattaiofyourcivilisatioiddeplorableassuchaffesare，theyevinceoapproachtheWestouernattitudeisunfavourabletotheuandihemissioestoimpart，butnottoreatiohemeagretranslationsofourimmeure，ifnotontheuesofpassiisrarelythatthechivalrouspenofaLafcadioHearnorthatoftheauthorofTheWebofIndiaheOrientaldarkhetorchofourows.
[9]PerhapsIbetraymyownigeaCultbybeingsooutspokeofpolitehatyousayectedtosay，aIameTeaist.SomuchharmhasbeendohemutualmisuandingoftheNewWorldahatoapologisefhistithetothefurtherateruanding.ThebeginnihturywouldhavebeehespectaguinarywarfareifRussiahaddedtoknoadireaheptuofEasternproblems!Europeanimperialism，whiotdisdaiheabsurdcryoftheYellowPeril，failstorealisethatAsiamayalsoawakentotheseoftheWhiteDisaster.Youmaylaughatusf“toomuchtea”
，butmayweyouoftheWesthave“notea”
inyourstitution?
[10]Letusstopthetsfrramsateachother，andbesadderifhemutualgainofhalfahemisphere.Wehavedevelopedalolihereisnoreasonwhyoneshouldheother.Youhavegainedexpansioofrestlessness;wehavecreatedaharmonywhichisweakagainstaggression.Willyoubelieveit?—theEastisbetteroffiha!
[11]StrangelyenoughhumanityhassofarmetiistheonlyAsiatiialwhiaeeThewhitemanhasscoffedationandourmorals，buthasacceptedthebrewithouthesitatioeaisnoortantfunWesterhedelicateclatteroftraysahesoftrustleoffemiality，intheoncateandsugar，weknowthattheWorshipofTeaisestablishedbeyohephilnatioothefateawaitinghiminthedubiousdeproclaimsthatinthissiaalspiritreignssupreme.
[12]TheearliestrecordofteaiingissaidtobefouementofanArabiaaftertheyear879themainsourcesofreveoiesonsaltandtea.MarcoPolorecordsthedepositionofaeseministeroffinan1285forhisarbitraryaugmentatioaxes.IteriodofthegreatdiscoveriesthattheEuropeaokheextremeOriehesixteeheHhttheapleasantdrinkwasmadeifromtheleavesofabush.ThetravellersGiovanniBatistaRamusio（1559），L.Almeida（1576），Maffeno（1588），Tareira（1610），alsomehelast-namedyearshipsoftheDutdiapanybroughtthefirstteaiwasknowninFran1636，andreachedRussiain1638.Ein1650aas“Thatexdbyallphysisapprovedk，calledbythesTdbyothernationsTay，aliasTee.”
[13]LikeallgoodthihepropagahoppositioicslikeHenrySaville（1678）denitasafilthy.JonasHaea，1756）saidthatmeolosetheirstatureandeliheirbeautythroughtheuseoftea.Itscostatthestart（aboutfifteenorsixteenshillingsapound）forbadepopularadeit“regaliafhtreatmeais，presentsbeihereoftoprindgraeofsuchdrawbacksteadrihmarvellousrapidity.Thecoffee-housesofLondonintheearlyhalfoftheeighteeurybefact，tea-houses，theresortofwitslikeAddisonandSteele，whobeguiledthemselvesovertheir“dishoftea”
.Thebeveragesoonbeecessityoflife—ataxablematter.Weareremihisortantpartitplaysiory.eriedherselftooppressionuntilhumanendurancegavewaybeforetheheavydutieslaidonTea.Ameridepeesfroftea-toBostonharbour.
[14]Thereisasubtlethetasteofteawhichmakesitirresistibleandcapableofidealisatioernhumouristswerenotslowtomihefragrahoughtwithitsaroma.Ithasnane，theselfessofperinginnoceofcocoa.Alreadyin1711，saystheSpectator:“Iwouldthereforeinapartierreendthesemyspestoallwell-regulatedfamiliesthatsetapartanhfortea，breadandbutter;alyadvisethemfoodtoorderthispapertobepunctuallyservedupandtobelookeduponasapartofthetea-equipage.”
SamuelJohnsondrawshisownportraitas“ahardenedaeadrinker，whofortweedhismealswithonlytheinfusioingplant;whowithteaamusedtheevening，withteasolacedthemidnight，andwithteawel.”
[15]CharlesLamb，aprofesseddevotee，soueofTeaismwhehegreatestpleasurehekodoagoodabystealth，afoundoutbyaistheartofgbeautythatyoumaydiscoverit，ofsuggestingwhatyoudareistheoflaughingatyourself，calmlyyetthhly，andisthushumouritself，—thesmileofphilosophy.Allgenuinehumouristsmayinthisseea-philosophers，—Thackeray，forinstandofcourse，Shakespeare.ThepoetsoftheDewasnottheworldindetheirprotestsagainstmaterialism，have，toaextent，alsoopeeaisPerhapsnowadaysitisourdemureplationoftheImperfectthattheWestameetinmutualsolation.
[16]TheTaoistsrelatethatatthegreatbeginningoftheNo-Beginning，Spiritainmortalbat.AtlasttheYellowEmperor，theSuriumphed，thedemonofdarkheTitan，ihagony，struckhisheadagainstthesolarvaultahebluedomeofjadeihestarslosttheirhemoonwanderedaimlesslyamongthewildchasmsofthenight.IheYellhtfaraherepaireroftheHeavetosear.OutoftheEasternsearoseaqueen，thedivineNiuka，horn-ddragon-tailed，respleinherarmoroffire.Sheweldedthefive-colouredrainbiaheesesky.ButitistoldthatNiukafottofilltwotihebluefirmamehedualismoflove—twthroughspaeveratrestuogethertopletetheuniverse.Everyoobuildanewhisskyofhopeandpeace.
[17]Theheavenofmodernhumanityisieredinthestruggleforower.Thewintheshadowofegotismandvulgarity.Knowledgeisbhabadevoleicedforthesakeofutility.TheEasta，liketwonstossedinaseaofferment，invaiainthejeweloflife.WeneedaNiukaagaihegraiohegreatAvatar.Meaushaveasipoftea.Theafternoonglthebamboos，thefountainsarebubblihesoughingofthepinesisheardiusdreamofevanesdlihebeautifulfoolishhings.
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