Some people believe that life is short, and all you need is a Cup of Tea that suits your palate. Why worry about the potential harm from drinking teas that don't suit your constitution when you can focus on flavor? Of course, there are others who think that considering how tea benefits your health should be the primary concern.

Both viewpoints have their merits, as ultimately, Drinking Tea is about cultivating one's character and spirit, whether through physical well-being or mental tranquility.

Tea drinkers know that aligning your preferences with your body type is key to finding the right tea for you.

When the Tea Isn't to Your Taste, It's Fine Not to Drink It

There's a saying: the greatest freedom one can achieve is not the ability to do what one wants, but rather the freedom not to do what one doesn't want. If everyone acted on their desires without restraint, wouldn't the world descend into chaos?

But if we have the right to refuse, isn't that the simplest form of freedom? For tea enthusiasts, not drinking tea that doesn't suit them is their simplest freedom.

Selecting Tea as an Approach to Making Friends

If we compare tea to friends, the way you choose your tea can also serve as a philosophy for making friends. First and foremost, choose friends who are compatible with you. Two people with different worldviews and values might find it exhausting to talk, but if both are willing to understand each other's perspectives, they can become true friends.

However, trying to change someone's viewpoint to fit your own is like drinking tea that clashes with your constitution—it will only lead to stress and harm.

You wouldn't maintain a friendship with someone who forcefully tries to change your views. In any friendship, there's a balance, and when it's off, one person inevitably falls behind. Such friendships might as well be abandoned.

Genuine Friendship Isn't Hard to Find

Don't always claim you're too busy to nurture a friendship, because friends are like stars in the night sky, silently accompanying you when you need them.

Forcing yourself to maintain friendships can feel unnatural.

Also, don't complain about having a small circle of friends. One person who offers a helping hand when you're in trouble is worth more than a hundred who turn their backs on you at the first sign of trouble.

Choose Friends Like Tea, Subtle Yet Refreshing, to Enrich Your Spirit

These friends won't try to change you, but instead inspire you to change for them. Just as someone who didn't previously enjoy tea might, after discovering a flavor they love, seek out beautiful utensils to enhance their enjoyment of that particular tea.

Even When Saying Goodbye, Wish Each Other Well. A Tea That Doesn't Suit Your Taste Doesn't Mean It Can't Be Someone Else's Treasure; People Whose Views Differ from Yours Aren't Necessarily Bad, Just Not Compatible.

So when parting ways, do so amicably, cherishing the connection you once shared.

When the Tea Isn't to Your Taste, Don't Drink It; When People Aren't Genuine, Go Your Separate Ways.

This is both a choice and an attitude. The decisions I make prioritize my comfort first; secondly, I consider whether you're worth me deviating from that principle.