Chapter V · The Brewing: One-page summary — Tea is frugal by nature; it should not be used…

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The passage

“Tea is frugal by nature; it should not be used too lavishly, for overuse dims its flavor.”

One-page summary

One sentence: “Tea is frugal by nature; it should not be used too lavishly, for overuse dims its flavor.”

Three words: Tea is frugal by nature; it should not be used…; Chapter V · The Brewing; 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.