A cup of tea connects deep feelings

The tea for my father is not the best quality, my father also does not drink only one kind, as long as it is tea that I make, he will drink happily. My father does not care about formality or etiquette, as long as it is sincere affection, he can feel it even without saying it. In this respect, I am like my father, rarely expressing my feelings with words. I often choose teas that are good for my father's health. As a rule, every morning I wake up to boil water, the house has an electric stove, a gas stove but I still like to boil with firewood, perhaps because I like the smell of smoke that a gas stove or an electric stove does not have. Partly because of habit, like when performing a ritual, I feel happy when I put my heart into every sip of tea my father drinks. So every morning, the two of us sit down to drink tea and talk, no matter what shocking events happened the day before, no matter what we plan to do that day, the early morning tea ceremony remains unchanged.

Every time I finished making tea, I sat down to talk with my father. My father still poured tea himself, no matter how weak his hands were, he would always lift them up to enjoy the aroma before drinking. If it was cold, he would hold the cup of tea in his two hands to warm it. Father and son were like two close friends, chatting about everything under the sun. Sometimes he told stories of the past, stories of when we were little, when my mother was still alive, when we were still farming... Then he talked about the war, when my grandparents hid my father in the basement, when he and my youngest uncle went to fight the resistance when he grew up, how my youngest uncle sacrificed... Then he talked about the current situation in the country and internationally. A few years ago, it was the Covid-19 epidemic, the US presidential election, and recently, our country's fight against corruption, and the war in Europe. Luckily, I did some research, so the two of us were engrossed in our debate. A few days ago, near the anniversary of my mother's death, the atmosphere was a bit somber. In the past, it was my mother who sat here, not me. My mother didn't know how to talk about politics , she only told my father about my achievements at school, I lay in the mosquito net listening to that, feeling very happy, maybe I also woke up early from then on to eavesdrop on my parents praising me, my heart was secretly happy.

Sometimes, I drink tea just for the sake of drinking tea, I turn on the news for my father to listen to and then do some small things. There are days when it rains early, my father worries about whether the children will be stuck in traffic on their way to work? Will the children get wet on their way to school? Then he reminds me to bring a raincoat, to wear warm clothes... On days when I travel or have something to do away from home, my father always watches over me. I still remember the year my father had a heart attack and had to stay in the hospital, but when he was home, I felt so empty. I still make tea and sit alone to drink it, but in my heart I am vaguely afraid, afraid that one day my father will be gone forever. A house without my father is like a cup of tea poured out without anyone drinking it, it will be cold. Luckily, my father is still healthy, so I have the opportunity to make tea for him every morning.

Making three cups of tea every morning is the most meaningful job of the day for me, the job that makes me know that I am happier than many people when my father is still in this world. The job makes my father happy, no longer feels lonely in his old age, especially when my mother is no longer here. I only wish to make tea for my father forever. The morning sun rises for the whole planet, my father is also the sun for us. As long as my father wakes up and drinks tea, he is still the morning, the rosy sunshine that warms every dawn.

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