Mornings wouldn’t be complete without a cup of hot coffee. After all coffee is a great mind stimulant. In fact, Monks used coffee to stay awake and concentrate on what they were doing. Historically, it was the goats that discovered the coffee plant. Their shepherd noticed that they were getting very hyper; therefore, one day, the shepherd followed their every move, and found out that they were eating a strange berry that was keeping them awake all day and night. The name coffee comes from the Arabic word qahwah, meaning wine.
As I sip my first cup of coffee today, I come to realize that its function goes beyond a morning habit. Like wine, coffee has other functions too. For one, it bridges people. Asvthe Nescafe advertisement goes, “one moment, one Nescafe”, at one moment, it brings together people.
Acquaintances, discussions, bondings, and romantic dates, are made over cups of coffee too. No wonder coffee houses are everywhere nowadays. In 17th century
Serving coffee is also a gesture of hospitality. In most offices, we would notice office assistants offering and serving cups coffee to guests. This kind of practice is also present at home when we receive guests and entertain relatives and friends.
Drinking coffee can also relieve us from stress caused by a day’s work. Working nine hours or more in a day is tiring and draining since the nature of human work demands physical, psychological, and mental alertness. These work requisites make us tired, toxic, and stressed out. A nearby coffee shop may serve as a refuge and a place to reenergize. Remember, we still have a lot of work to do at home.
As I sip the last drop of my cup coffee, so I end this writing with the line, let each cup of coffee be served not out of a habit but a nectar to a weary soul and more...
Sources:
http://library.thinkquest.org/5441/facts.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/5441/history.html
http://umichsph.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/a_small_cup_of_coffee.jpg
No comments:
Post a Comment