Drink Your Tea by Thich Nhat Hanh | Poems Rethabile Likes

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Drink Your Tea by Thich Nhat Hanh | Poems Rethabile Likes
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Drink Your Tea

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the world earth revolves
– slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future;
Live the actual moment.
Only this moment is life.
Poet: @ThichNhatHanh
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