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from inside to call me. Since my pot of tea showed no
signs of coming to a boil, I left it as it is and went into
Guruji's room. “What is taking you so long to bring
tea?” questioned Guruji. “Guruji, tea takes time to boil,
give me five more minutes.” I whispered. “How much
time does it take to make two cups of tea?” he
impatiently asked. I gathered all my courage to finally
tell him, “Guruji, I didn't know the measurements for
two cups, so I'm making a pot full of tea.” As I braced
myself for what I thought would come next, I was
pleasantly relieved to hear Guruji laugh.

Over the next few days I asked my mother to teach
me how to make a single cup of tea. I thought if need
be I could multiply those measurements with as many
cups of tea Guruji would ask for. Just as I thought I
was well equipped-with the art of making tea, Guruji
decided to test my skills, yet again. “Make a good cup of
tea for my brother-in-law, and make it quick as he has
to leave soon” Guruji instructed me one day. I ran to
the kitchen and tried to remember the exact
measurements for one cup. This was NOT a good time
for a complete blank out, I kept telling myself, but I just
forgot! I tried whatever I could and finally took a cup of
tea for Guruji's visitor. As I entered Guruji's room,
Guruji looked at me, smiled and said “today, you have
finally learned how to make tea.”

“Guruji, why do you serve so much tea in the
temple?” I happened to ask him one day. “Jedi chai
tusi mandir wich peende ho oh meri blessed kiti

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