Does What You Drink Reveal Who You Are?
It has been said “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” And I was wondering if that can be extrapolated to beverages as well. It seems the world is divided into the tea or coffee drinkers. East vs. West? Is it true that the industrialized western nations are coffee consumers and the asian, middle eastern and eastern european population are tea drinkers. Where does that leave the continent of Africa. What do they drink? Since I love the topic of worldviews/religion (of which I personally swung from one side of the spectrum to the other) I wonder how much tea or coffee influences a persons worldview. Because it is through the lens of our worldview that shapes our perception of reality, and ultimately trickles down to our actions or inaction. I wonder if there could be a definitive winner(answer) to the question ….Has the east or west done more to benefit mankind?
I imagine we would have to define benefit. Then we would go round and round discussing our worldviews and if we believed in absolute truth, and almost certainly not come to any conclusion. My bet would be on the west. My coffee is almost gone so I will stop writing now.
Michael Garrigan
Pocono Mountain Coffee
www.poconomountaincoffee.com
Well -let’s see… Protecting and actively promoting freedom around the world ….WEST
Most of the technological advancements (including onces that extend and improve the quality of life)… WEST
Providing an economic engine that is envy of the world that enables and fosters artistic creation… WEST
Providing most of the medical advancements that reduce suffering and prevent the spread of diseases (some of which wiped out most of Europe) …WEST
Developing communication infrastructure, furthering understanding of our ecosystem, adding to our understanding of the nature of the universe, developing historical archive infrastructure…..WEST, WEST, WEST, WEST
I can go on and on, but the point is that it is NOT EVEN CLOSE.