<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><font color="#000000" class=""><br class=""></font><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">A Cup of Tea with Angel</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">First there is water </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">crystal clear, serene, patiently waiting</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">to reach the right temperature.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">Then the first bubbles tickle and trouble the water.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">It’s the moment when I drop into the teapot</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">my son brought all the way from China</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">just the right amount of my most favorite tea </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">lovingly kept in an earthen jar.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">After a few second of teasing with a silver spoon</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">I let it sit until the prompting produces its effect;</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">a cloud of brownish-gold </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">floats up and dissolves in the water.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">I wait a few moments </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">before I introduce other elements</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">proven by time, culture and practice </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">to enhance the taste and produce the best experience.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">Finally I bring to my lips</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">the handsome cup I always use </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">because it was made by a friend, </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">and in that instant </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">the delight to my tongue</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">awakens my taste buds to a soothing caress </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">sliding down to the throat, </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">reaching the nostrils,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">then continuing </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">to delight all the senses.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">I take full responsibility for that perfect cup of tea,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">as a matter of fact for all of my creations.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">They are very good!</font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000" class=""> </font></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">That’s when the mischievous angel materializes</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">out of my breath</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">like Aladdin from the lamp.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">It sings and dances in front of me, it teases me,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">it gives me directions on how to dream my day</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">as the dreamer of all dreams within dreams,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">instructions for a week without goal,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">no opinions, no decision; I need do nothing.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">It merges all senses into one,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">shatters all mirrors of identity</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">and points to the gateless gate</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">as my self dissolves into darkness within darkness,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">the pregnant emptiness.</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">This is the gateway to all understanding, it tells me,</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">no one can pass through the gateless gate, </font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" class=""><font color="#000000" class="">so. . . </font></div>
<font color="#000000" class=""><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"" class="">be no one.</span> <br class=""></font></div>
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