Tea or Coffee?

~The way I see it

Indhuja Kumar
The Orange Journal
Published in
3 min readJun 7, 2023

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The Tea-Coffee Tale

TEA, the one syllable word, a popular beverage in the Asian country of India, sourced from different parts of the country & known for it’s different flavors. If there could be a similarity between all of these different kinds of tea, it could be the way it feels after drinking it. You may call it rejuvenation, a sense of calm or something that makes you ready to take on the world.

I believe TEA celebrates Solitude, Oh! Just how perfectly the letters stand out in the spelling.

Another popular beverage is the COFFEE, that does not even need an introduction! Coffee is Love. Coffee reminds of companionship.

Coffee, I believe celebrates togetherness, Oh! Just how perfectly the syllables ‘f’ & ‘e’ pair up in the spelling!

Imagine you are at office, and your best colleague is not in today.
You decide to get something to drink in your usual time, and now you got to choose between Tea & Coffee.

Choosing a beverage is solely dependent on different factors for different people.

For me, when I think of it a lot of times, it solely comes down to what I honestly feel like based on my mood.

But I have a version to tell you.

It could be Tea,
On the days when the weather is cold,
You need something to warm you up.
When you are celebrating you,
When you are just done with a stressful day &looking for some comfort,
To silently celebrate a win,
A win that you thought you could never achieve,
A win that you had to fight many battles for,
Realizing that there’ s no one coming to save you, except you,
A win that didn’t come off easily.

It could be Coffee,
On the days when you feel cold on the inside,
You need something to cuddle you.
When you are celebrating your people,
When you are thinking of some joyous memories,
Rekindling some old friendships,
When you are missing a loved one,
Or when you just want to enjoy the moment.

You could be from India or any other part of the world, and you could or could not be drinking Tea/Coffee. But I hope you enjoy reading a little bit of these versions in my head.

It would be great if you could comment on the popular beverages in your country!

Keep Reading & Keep Sharing.

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