Message from lculp

[Anonymous]

Kelly, I really have to agree with you about the lack of anticipation on my part prior to Prof. Pitelka's lecture. It seems quite intriguing, the whole tea ceremony tradition. The visuals he provided, as well as the film and his insight helped me understand how the ceremony was/is? completed. I am stil, however, trying to figure out the purpose for it? To drink tea? To contemplate beauty, life, existence? Why the ritual and how did it shape the Japanese culture?