A Cup of Tea
Assam... Darjeeling... Earl Grey...
Starting the day with Twinings English Breakfast Tea... Then drinking a cup of Whittard Darjeeling after lunch... And at night, with lights off, a cup of The East India Company Assam...
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A curious thing happened today. There's a tea brand named 'Alokozay' which means a lot to me. I used to mix this tea with some other teas and put it back in tea bags. My own blend... High-school years... and the people I shared this tea with... Anyway, I met a guy whose last name was 'Alokozay'! Can you believe that? He was from Afghanistan and told me that it was their country's brand and that the name comes from the name of a famous tribe.
Several years ago, I was very upset when this tea disappeared from the stores back in Turkey. I even called the company who imported Alokozay teas, but couldn't reach them. But now, it seems that the Alokozay company is making some new investments. I hope they succeed. It would make me inexplicable happy to see Alokozay teas at the stores in my hometown.
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I decided not to be unhappy anymore. Can I decide to something like this? Is it even up to us? Well, who is it up to?
I should differentiate unhappiness from sadness. I don't think sadness will ever leave me. And I don't want it to...
So to my understanding, unhappiness is about smaller things. The things that cause discomfort, but don't really matter at the end. Sadness, on the other hand, is about more important things. The things that concern the soul, maybe.
Longing for something so strongly... A mixture of this longing and not belonging... A feeling that makes almost everything seem unimportant... A feeling that makes you not care about the things that would normally make you unhappy... So carrying a great sadness, but being a very happy person... Smiling, enjoying life truly... But being aware... Remembering...
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