The Full Cup of Tea

I'm seven. I'm visiting my grandma. In the evenings, she brews tea in a teapot and then pours it into cups. I control the process and say, "Stop, stop! Enough! I only need half a cup!"

I do this because I want to hear my grandma's exclusive answer.

"You have to drink a full cup for life to be full," she answers, "or are you, Mrs. Half a Cup?"

She opens the cupboard, takes a can of condensed milk from the shelf, and generously adds the thick treat to our cups.

It's slowly getting dark outside, and we drink sweet tea in the kitchen and talk about everything in the world.

My grandma left us in 2005. I don't believe in death. She just went on a long journey through the stars and galaxies. After all, don't forget that the Universe is so immense that it can accommodate everything and everyone. Every year on her birthday, I brew a cup of strong tea, add condensed milk, look at the stars, and guess where my grandma is now. And we talk about everything under the sun.

Ingredients

black tea

condensed milk

Method

STEP 1

Brew strong black tea in a teapot and pour it into cups. The cups must be cupful!

STEP 2

Add condensed milk to each cup to taste.

STEP 3

Talk about everything under the sun.