Chapter VI · The Drinking: One-page summary — Alas! Heaven nurtures all things, and each has its utmost…
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The passage
“Alas! Heaven nurtures all things, and each has its utmost subtlety. Yet what men labor at is only the shallow and easy. They dwell in houses, and houses are refined to the utmost; they wear garments, and garments are refined to the utmost; they eat and drink, and food and wine are refined to the utmost.”
One-page summary
One sentence: “Alas! Heaven nurtures all things, and each has its utmost subtlety. Yet what men labor at is only the shallow and easy. They dwell in houses, and houses are refined to the utmost; they wear garments, and garments are refined to the utmost; they eat and drink, and food and wine are refined to the utmost.”
Three words: Alas! Heaven nurtures all things, and each has its utmost…; Chapter VI · The Drinking; disciplined practice.
One action: next time you drink tea, ask about origin, harvest, and making before you ask about fame or price.
Reading note
Read the passage once for the image, once for the judgment, and once for the practice it implies.
Practice
- Name one thing the passage asks you to notice.
- Compare it with a tea you know.
- Keep the question open.