Inspiring Chai
Many thoughts may come to your mind if I ask you this question "What makes you energetic for your day's work", your choices will be many such as conversing with people, performing yoga or workouts, listening to your favorite songs and I am pretty sure it will go on, For me, drinking a full glass of strong tasty tea remains on the top. Well, for many of them, drinking tea is just a daily custom because they believe that they have to do it otherwise they are missing something important and some just for the sake of having a conversation and for many others, it's another reason for wasting time. Whatever the reason is, tea is and will always remain as an integral part of Indian food and culture.
I've been a great lover of tea since my childhood. I used to drink 5-6 glasses everyday and now it has reduced to a great extent just because of the fact that I am residing miles away from my home and the tea I get from my office ain't that good. But one thing that surprised me is a small tea stall which is very close to my hostel here at Cochin. I happened to find the place one late evening when coming back from work, I found all the other hotels nearby were closed and the one where I usually go, is damn crowded with no chairs to sit. Then a few seconds later, something caught my attention and that was a small boy in the tea making action. He looked at me and gave me an innocent smile and that too was very pleasant and pleasing. So, I decided to go there and have tea. To my surprise, the shop was not about just tea but lots of eatables like samosas, bread fry, omlette and even masala dosas that promised my wonderful evening. I ordered a glass of tea and and he asked me which tea would I prefer. He gave me a list of which most of them I couldn't understand. Later I got what he said was cardamom chai, tulsi chai, masala chai and some other names which I cannot recall now. Finally I ordered masala chai and within 2 minutes, he placed my order in a special style with that same smile. I was amazed by the taste the chai had and also his pace of chai making. The boy's name is Manas and he is 14 years old. He has never been to school and said he would like to go if he got a chance. They have set up tea stalls in different parts of Cochin city and told me that it is their family business. When asked about his dream, he raised his spirits and told me that he would like to be a owner of a restaurant with Sarovar as it's name. In a way, he became an inspiration to me and since then, I made sure that a tea from his mini sarovar is a must for me and that is just another way for me to be happy.
Many thoughts may come to your mind if I ask you this question "What makes you energetic for your day's work", your choices will be many such as conversing with people, performing yoga or workouts, listening to your favorite songs and I am pretty sure it will go on, For me, drinking a full glass of strong tasty tea remains on the top. Well, for many of them, drinking tea is just a daily custom because they believe that they have to do it otherwise they are missing something important and some just for the sake of having a conversation and for many others, it's another reason for wasting time. Whatever the reason is, tea is and will always remain as an integral part of Indian food and culture.
I've been a great lover of tea since my childhood. I used to drink 5-6 glasses everyday and now it has reduced to a great extent just because of the fact that I am residing miles away from my home and the tea I get from my office ain't that good. But one thing that surprised me is a small tea stall which is very close to my hostel here at Cochin. I happened to find the place one late evening when coming back from work, I found all the other hotels nearby were closed and the one where I usually go, is damn crowded with no chairs to sit. Then a few seconds later, something caught my attention and that was a small boy in the tea making action. He looked at me and gave me an innocent smile and that too was very pleasant and pleasing. So, I decided to go there and have tea. To my surprise, the shop was not about just tea but lots of eatables like samosas, bread fry, omlette and even masala dosas that promised my wonderful evening. I ordered a glass of tea and and he asked me which tea would I prefer. He gave me a list of which most of them I couldn't understand. Later I got what he said was cardamom chai, tulsi chai, masala chai and some other names which I cannot recall now. Finally I ordered masala chai and within 2 minutes, he placed my order in a special style with that same smile. I was amazed by the taste the chai had and also his pace of chai making. The boy's name is Manas and he is 14 years old. He has never been to school and said he would like to go if he got a chance. They have set up tea stalls in different parts of Cochin city and told me that it is their family business. When asked about his dream, he raised his spirits and told me that he would like to be a owner of a restaurant with Sarovar as it's name. In a way, he became an inspiration to me and since then, I made sure that a tea from his mini sarovar is a must for me and that is just another way for me to be happy.
