And I must say that I strongly disagree.
You see it isn't the making of the tea that is meant to be perfect, it is the smiles, chats or silences which follow that are.
A perfect cup of tea, is when you meet your mother after a long time over a cup of ginger tea made just the way you like it or when your uncle says 'Chai toh peeke jao' when you are in a rush to leave, sometimes when you and your dad sit in the garden outside, on a cold evening with a warm cup of tea discussing the universe, and you don't have the heart to tell him that he added salt instead of the sugar, perhaps when you stop by at the local tea stall after a tough day at work to catch up with the locality gossip, or when you sip on watery tea at the railway station because the train just won't arrive, on a rainy day when 'pakodas and chai' are all you crave, even in the lap of the mountains because, come on! You have to have the tea in those special cups, also on a comfortable evening with an amazing book.
So a week back, while sipping on my perfect cup of tea, I read an article on, 'How to Make a Perfect Cup of Tea.' And I must say that I strongly disagree.
