An Arab Coffe story
Arab coffee, is traditionally cooked over an open fire and it is sugared and made with earthy spices.
This circulating legend, tells the story of hard times that hit the land.
People had barely enough to eat.
The ruler was approached for a solution.
He consulted his advisors who said:
"Coffee is expensive,......
spices, are even MORE expensive,
People are so polite..... and so hospitable,......
They keep on making coffee for their guests....
You dig the point here dude?"
The ruler jumped out of his pillow,
"This must stop!" He yelled.
"No more coffee drinking and no more serving it to guests!
We MUST stop this economic crisis!"
All of the land went into a coffee fast.
All, except one.....
His name was Starboy (a total fictitious name, by the way, made to associate you know what with you know who).
Starboy kept on cooking, drinking and serving coffee to all who came to him.
He was jailed a few times....
But he kept on making and serving coffee, immediately upon his release from jail.
The ruler, wanted to investigate....
"Who is this man?
A Rebel and freedom fighter?
Or a man so addicted to his guilty pleasures?
He sent his best limousine (actually, it was a grey and overtired donkey, but I am claiming poetic license here.)
The ruler prepared four separate coffee brews.
One had burnt coffee
The second had coffee that was raw, un roasted and indigestible.
The third was coffee substitute, made from barely.
The fourth was the best coffee on earth... Perfectly roasted and brewed to perfection.
Starboy tested the burnt coffee and said:
"Ruler, your hospitality is divine, your gesture is grand, your coffee.... Is.... Well... I guess I can say...... Good,..... but it has a burnt overtone..... No offense intended here dude." ...."
He then tasted the raw un-roasted brew.
"Ruler, your hospitality is divine, your gesture is grand, your coffee.... Is.... Well... I do not wish to say anything mean here..... So I will say....... Good,.... but it had not been roasted enough..... No offense intended here dude."
He then tasted the third coffee,
(don't you hate it when legend gets to be so tedious, with the SAME old pattern? Doesn't it makes you want to skip to the punchline already?
At lease This is how I feel...)
He said: "Ruler, your hospitality is divine, your gesture is grand, your coffee.... Is.... Well... I guess I should say...... Good, but it taste a bit grainy... 'bready' you know?
As if I need to EAT it..... and not drink this..... No offense intended here dude."
He then tasted the fourth brew and he relaxed,..........
He laid back on his pillows, rolled a strong cigarette...
"NOW, Be warned, smoking is hazardous to your health!
It has been proven in medical researches, that it can and DOES cause cancer and premature death, pregnant mothers or those who nurse small children... "
"Hey, where did YOU come from?
I am trying to tell a legend here...
Back off dude....
This is A LEGEND...... You know?
No side effects, no death....
It is a STORY...."
So, Starboy lit up, and said:
"Bless the man who made this brew!
This coffee is supreme.
Blessed is he who served it and who is lucky enough to drink it...."
The ruler, was entranced....
He suddenly saw that pleasure is divine....
That it is natural for people to luxuriate....
To love and appreciate comfort, and to delight in small luxuries and big luxuries....
That it is OK to love life and to enjoy earthly pleasures....
He canceled the ban on coffee, and they all went to Starbucks to have a latte.
Now, I brought this story up... (which is an actual legend being told here.. But in different words.) because I am feeling a tiny.... Tiny... Bit guilty for the luxury I am enjoying here in paradise.... So, now, I feel a tiny..... tiny..... less guilty.
Hugs to you all, from the sunny golden shores of the Sinai Desert in Egypt.
This circulating legend, tells the story of hard times that hit the land.
People had barely enough to eat.
The ruler was approached for a solution.
He consulted his advisors who said:
"Coffee is expensive,......
spices, are even MORE expensive,
People are so polite..... and so hospitable,......
They keep on making coffee for their guests....
You dig the point here dude?"
The ruler jumped out of his pillow,
"This must stop!" He yelled.
"No more coffee drinking and no more serving it to guests!
We MUST stop this economic crisis!"
All of the land went into a coffee fast.
All, except one.....
His name was Starboy (a total fictitious name, by the way, made to associate you know what with you know who).
Starboy kept on cooking, drinking and serving coffee to all who came to him.
He was jailed a few times....
But he kept on making and serving coffee, immediately upon his release from jail.
The ruler, wanted to investigate....
"Who is this man?
A Rebel and freedom fighter?
Or a man so addicted to his guilty pleasures?
He sent his best limousine (actually, it was a grey and overtired donkey, but I am claiming poetic license here.)
The ruler prepared four separate coffee brews.
One had burnt coffee
The second had coffee that was raw, un roasted and indigestible.
The third was coffee substitute, made from barely.
The fourth was the best coffee on earth... Perfectly roasted and brewed to perfection.
Starboy tested the burnt coffee and said:
"Ruler, your hospitality is divine, your gesture is grand, your coffee.... Is.... Well... I guess I can say...... Good,..... but it has a burnt overtone..... No offense intended here dude." ...."
He then tasted the raw un-roasted brew.
"Ruler, your hospitality is divine, your gesture is grand, your coffee.... Is.... Well... I do not wish to say anything mean here..... So I will say....... Good,.... but it had not been roasted enough..... No offense intended here dude."
He then tasted the third coffee,
(don't you hate it when legend gets to be so tedious, with the SAME old pattern? Doesn't it makes you want to skip to the punchline already?
At lease This is how I feel...)
He said: "Ruler, your hospitality is divine, your gesture is grand, your coffee.... Is.... Well... I guess I should say...... Good, but it taste a bit grainy... 'bready' you know?
As if I need to EAT it..... and not drink this..... No offense intended here dude."
He then tasted the fourth brew and he relaxed,..........
He laid back on his pillows, rolled a strong cigarette...
"NOW, Be warned, smoking is hazardous to your health!
It has been proven in medical researches, that it can and DOES cause cancer and premature death, pregnant mothers or those who nurse small children... "
"Hey, where did YOU come from?
I am trying to tell a legend here...
Back off dude....
This is A LEGEND...... You know?
No side effects, no death....
It is a STORY...."
So, Starboy lit up, and said:
"Bless the man who made this brew!
This coffee is supreme.
Blessed is he who served it and who is lucky enough to drink it...."
The ruler, was entranced....
He suddenly saw that pleasure is divine....
That it is natural for people to luxuriate....
To love and appreciate comfort, and to delight in small luxuries and big luxuries....
That it is OK to love life and to enjoy earthly pleasures....
He canceled the ban on coffee, and they all went to Starbucks to have a latte.
Now, I brought this story up... (which is an actual legend being told here.. But in different words.) because I am feeling a tiny.... Tiny... Bit guilty for the luxury I am enjoying here in paradise.... So, now, I feel a tiny..... tiny..... less guilty.
Hugs to you all, from the sunny golden shores of the Sinai Desert in Egypt.
