Text B The Cup of Humanity（第1页）

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KakuzoOkakura

[1]Teabeganasamedidgrewinte。Intheeighthtury，iteherealmofpoetryasoeamusemehturysaaioicism—Teaism。Teaismisadedoioifulamongthesordidfactsofeverydayexisteiyandharmoeryofmutualcharity，theromanticismofthesocialorder。ItisessentiallyaworshipoftheImperfect，asitisateoaplishsomethingpossibleinthisimpossiblethingweknowaslife。

[2]ThePhilosophyofTeaisitheordiaerm，foritexpressestlywithethidreligionourwholepoimanaishygieenforliiseics，foritshowsplicityratherthanintheplexandcostly;itismeometry，inasmuchasitdefinesoursenseofproportiontotheurepreseruespiritofEasterndemocracybymakingallitsvotariesaristotaste。

[3]ThelongisolationofJapaoftheworld，sodutrospe，hasbeenhighlyfavourabletothedevelopmentofTeaism。Ourhomeandhabits，eande，por，lacquer，painting—ourveryliterature—allhavebeesiudentofJapaurecspresehaspermeatedtheeleganobleboudoirs，aheabodeofthehumble。Ourpeasantshaveleareflowers，ourmealabourertoofferhissalutationtotherodwaters。Inouronparlaheman“withnotea”inhim，whenheisiotheserio-iterestsofthepersaiisetheuewhardlessofthemuragedy，runsriotiideofemaiooomuhim。

[4]Theoutsidermayindeedwohisseemingmuchadoaboutnothing。estinatea-cup!Hewillsay。Butwhenwesiderhowsmallafteralltheais，howsoonoverflowedwithtears，howeasilydraihedregsihirstforinfinity，weshallnotblameourselvesfsomuchoftheteadhasdoheworshipofBacchus，wehavesacrificedtoofreely;arahegeofMars。WhyeourselvestothequeenoftheCamelias，aheathythatflowsfromheraltar?Intheliquidamberwithintheivory-por，theiouchthesweetretifucius，thepiquancyofLao-tzu[Laotse]，aherealaromaofSakyamunihimself。

[5]ThosewhootfeelthelittlenesssinthemselvesareapttooverlookthegreattlethingsiheaverageWesterner，inhissleekplacy，willseeieaybutaahousaieswhistitutethequaintnessandessoftheEasttohim。HewaswardJapanasbarbarouswhilesheihegesofpeace:hecallshercivilisedsioitwholesaleslaughteronManbattlefields。Muenthasbeeelytotheurai，—theArtofDeathwhichmakesoursoldiersexultinselfsacrifice;butsyattentiooTeaism，whichrepresentssomuchofourArtofLife。Fainwouldweremainbarbarians，ifourclaimtocivilisatioobebasedloryofeawaitthetimewheshallbepaidtoourartandideals。

[6]estuand，ortrytouheEast?WeAsiaticsareoftehecuriousweboffadfancieswhichhasbeenwovengus。icturedaslivingontheperfumeofthelotus，ifnotonmidcockroaches。Itiseitherimpotentfanaticismorelseabjectvoluptuousness。Indianspiritualityhasbeenderidedasignoranesesobrietyasstupidity，Japaismastheresultoffatalism。Ithasbeensaidthatwearelessseopainandwoundsonatoftheessanisation!

[7]Whynotamuseyourselvesatourexpense?Asiareturnstheent。Therewouldbefurtherfoodformerrimentifyouweretoknowallthatwehaveimaginedayou。Alltheglamouroftheperspectiveisthere，alltheunageofwohesileofthenewandundefined。Youhavebeehvirtuestoorefiobeenvied，andaestoopicturesquetobened。Ourwritersihe—iyouhadbushytailssomewherehiddeninyarments，andoftendinedoffafricasseeofnewbornbabes!Nay，wehadsomethiyou:weusedtothiimpracticablepeopleoh，foryoureachwhatyouiced。

[8]Susarefastvanishingamongstus。ercehasforcedtheEuropeantonguesonmaernport。Asiaticyouthsareflogtesfortheequipmeihtdoeseyourculturedeeply，butatleastwearewillingtolearn。Someofmypatriotshaveadoptedtoomusandtoomuchofyouretiquette，ihattheaofstiffdtallsilkhatsprisedtheattaiofyourcivilisatioiddeplorableassuchaffesare，theyevinceoapproachtheWestouernattitudeisunfavourabletotheuandihemissioestoimpart，butnottoreatiohemeagretranslationsofourimmeure，ifnotontheuesofpassiisrarelythatthechivalrouspenofaLafcadioHearnorthatoftheauthorofTheWebofIndiaheOrientaldarkhetorchofourows。

[9]PerhapsIbetraymyownigeaCultbybeingsooutspokeofpolitehatyousayectedtosay，aIameTeaist。SomuchharmhasbeendohemutualmisuandingoftheNewWorldahatoapologisefhistithetothefurtherateruanding。ThebeginnihturywouldhavebeehespectaguinarywarfareifRussiahaddedtoknoadireaheptuofEasternproblems!Europeanimperialism，whiotdisdaiheabsurdcryoftheYellowPeril，failstorealisethatAsiamayalsoawakentotheseoftheWhiteDisaster。Youmaylaughatusf“toomuchtea”，butmayweyouoftheWesthave“notea”inyourstitution?

[10]Letusstopthetsfrramsateachother，andbesadderifhemutualgainofhalfahemisphere。Wehavedevelopedalolihereisnoreasonwhyoneshouldheother。Youhavegainedexpansioofrestlessness;wehavecreatedaharmonywhichisweakagainstaggression。Willyoubelieveit?—theEastisbetteroffiha!

[11]StrangelyenoughhumanityhassofarmetiistheonlyAsiatiialwhiaeem。Thewhitemanhasscoffedationandourmorals，buthasacceptedthebrewithouthesitatioeaisnoortantfunWesterhedelicateclatteroftraysahesoftrustleoffemiality，intheoncateandsugar，weknowthattheWorshipofTeaisestablishedbeyohephilnatioothefateawaitinghiminthedubiousdeproclaimsthatinthissiaalspiritreignssupreme。

[12]TheearliestrecordofteaiingissaidtobefouementofanArabiaaftertheyear879themainsourcesofreveoiesonsaltandtea。MarcoPolorecordsthedepositionofaeseministeroffinan1285forhisarbitraryaugmentatioaxes。IteriodofthegreatdiscoveriesthattheEuropeaokheextremeOriehesixteeheHhttheapleasantdrinkwasmadeifromtheleavesofabush。ThetravellersGiovanniBatistaRamusio（1559），L。Almeida（1576），Maffeno（1588），Tareira（1610），alsomehelast-namedyearshipsoftheDutdiapanybroughtthefirstteaiwasknowninFran1636，andreachedRussiain1638。Ein1650aas“Thatexdbyallphysisapprovedk，calledbythesTdbyothernationsTay，aliasTee。”

[13]LikeallgoodthihepropagahoppositioicslikeHenrySaville（1678）denitasafilthy。JonasHaea，1756）saidthatmeolosetheirstatureandeliheirbeautythroughtheuseoftea。Itscostatthestart（aboutfifteenorsixteenshillingsapound）forbadepopularadeit“regaliafhtreatmeais，presentsbeihereoftoprindgraeofsuchdrawbacksteadrihmarvellousrapidity。Thecoffee-housesofLondonintheearlyhalfoftheeighteeurybefact，tea-houses，theresortofwitslikeAddisonandSteele，whobeguiledthemselvesovertheir“dishoftea”。Thebeveragesoonbeecessityoflife—ataxablematter。Weareremihisortantpartitplaysiory。eriedherselftooppressionuntilhumanendurancegavewaybeforetheheavydutieslaidonTea。Ameridepeesfroftea-toBostonharbour。

[14]Thereisasubtlethetasteofteawhichmakesitirresistibleandcapableofidealisatioernhumouristswerenotslowtomihefragrahoughtwithitsaroma。Ithasnane，theselfessofperinginnoceofcocoa。Alreadyin1711，saystheSpectator:“Iwouldthereforeinapartierreendthesemyspestoallwell-regulatedfamiliesthatsetapartanhfortea，breadandbutter;alyadvisethemfoodtoorderthispapertobepunctuallyservedupandtobelookeduponasapartofthetea-equipage。”SamuelJohnsondrawshisownportraitas“ahardenedaeadrinker，whofortweedhismealswithonlytheinfusioingplant;whowithteaamusedtheevening，withteasolacedthemidnight，andwithteawel。”

[15]CharlesLamb，aprofesseddevotee，soueofTeaismwhehegreatestpleasurehekodoagoodabystealth，afoundoutbyaistheartofgbeautythatyoumaydiscoverit，ofsuggestingwhatyoudareistheoflaughingatyourself，calmlyyetthhly，andisthushumouritself，—thesmileofphilosophy。Allgenuinehumouristsmayinthisseea-philosophers，—Thackeray，forinstandofcourse，Shakespeare。ThepoetsoftheDewasnottheworldindetheirprotestsagainstmaterialism，have，toaextent，alsoopeeaism。PerhapsnowadaysitisourdemureplationoftheImperfectthattheWestameetinmutualsolation。

[16]TheTaoistsrelatethatatthegreatbeginningoftheNo-Beginning，Spiritainmortalbat。AtlasttheYellowEmperor，theSuriumphed，thedemonofdarkheTitan，ihagony，struckhisheadagainstthesolarvaultahebluedomeofjadeihestarslosttheirhemoonwanderedaimlesslyamongthewildchasmsofthenight。IheYellhtfaraherepaireroftheHeavetosear。OutoftheEasternsearoseaqueen，thedivineNiuka，horn-ddragon-tailed，respleinherarmoroffire。Sheweldedthefive-colouredrainbiaheesesky。ButitistoldthatNiukafottofilltwotihebluefirmamehedualismoflove—twthroughspaeveratrestuogethertopletetheuniverse。Everyoobuildanewhisskyofhopeandpeace。

[17]Theheavenofmodernhumanityisieredinthestruggleforower。Thewintheshadowofegotismandvulgarity。Knowledgeisbhabadevoleicedforthesakeofutility。TheEasta，liketwonstossedinaseaofferment，invaiainthejeweloflife。WeneedaNiukaagaihegraiohegreatAvatar。Meaushaveasipoftea。Theafternoonglthebamboos，thefountainsarebubblihesoughingofthepinesisheardiusdreamofevanesdlihebeautifulfoolishhings。

Notes

&hefirstpartofThebookofTeawrittenbyKakuzoOkakura。

2。KakuzoOkakura（1862-1913）:HeanesescholarwhotributedtothedevelopmentofartsinJapan。OutsideofJapan，heischieflyrememberedtodayastheauthorofTheBookofTea。

3。Bacchus:TheRomangodofwioxi，equatedwiththeGreekDionysus。

4。Sakyamuni:moreonlyknownasGautamaBuddha。SakyamuniiritualteatheIndiansubt，oeagsBuddhismwasfounded。