Internal Peace

The tea ceremony transformed my mood. Before entering the ceremony I was very loud, and talkative.

After the ceremony calmness took over me. It was as though I was meditating. This feeling was so new to me that I couldn’t even name it, until Professor Perl gave me the word: CALM.

Yes! That’s what it was a feeling of internal serenity and peacefulness that I can’t even describe. I didn’t even want to leave I just wanted to stand by the exit and bask I this feeling.

I was afraid that upon leaving the external environment would disrupt how I felt emotionally on the inside..

Surprisingly it didn’t. I remained calm, and at peace even on the train and all the way home.

This was a wonderful experience, I loved being exposed to a new culture especially something that people in that culture value.

I honestly didn’t believe that I would be able to leave my worldly problems at the door, but that’s exactly what happened. The feeling I got at the end was simply… amazing.

However, I wished it was longer. I was hoping that the assistants would come back with more sweets, and we would get a second round of tea. Needless to say I didn’t want to leave.