Message from ppeterson

[Anonymous]

I enjoyed everything we learned about the tea ceremonies as well. There were a lot of comments, maybe a little biased, about how the Japanese “ritualize” everything. I enjoyed learning that there is great meaning behind all of the “rituals” or details in the tea ceremony. Nothing is done for “nothing.” I appreciate the explanation for the details involved in “turning the bowl three times.” It just goes to show that in order to truly understand those who are different, who believe different things, who do different things, one must first dispel their own ideas of what is “acceptable” or “normal.” This is something that I want my students to understand and accept and appreciate. I am not sure yet how I can introduce the tea ceremonies to them, but I am working on it. We do read about the Boston