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“Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life.”
-Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea
Not that this comment is what goes through my head while I'm sipping my morning cup of tea, but it's beautifully written.