A skilled carpenter once created a unique tea-table.
He was dreaming of a tea table most convenient for a small space, a table that could be used as a serving-table too... He wanted to have two drawers, used for holding spoons or flat silver or as trays for serving. In his vision, the lower compartment was open on opposite sides, the other two sides being closed. The drawers would extend through, with pull-knobs on both ends. The leaves, hinged and fold.
When in use, the leaves could be held up by swiveled arms secured to the under side.
He kept on saying he wanted to create a tea table with the unusual purpose of making people happy. He wanted to give them a unique and useful piece they'll be happy to own and cherish. He wanted his tea table to be a conversation starting piece, whenever people will use it, they'll feel connected to each other and warm, at least for as long as can last a regular cup of tea...
So, one day he decided to draw his idea and put it on a sketch. Once satisfied with the sketch he then went all around the world in hunt of the finest materials to build his unique tea table. In india he find the most beautiful ornaments, in Benin, west Africa he encountered the finest and most colorful woods he ever seen and in France, he found the perfect silver.
When came the construction time he built his tea table with great care and with the warmest glow inside. Anybody who could find him working on his table reported him smiling and looking so happy ! Soon in his neighborhood and beyond he was knows as the happier hard working carpenter !
A very curious person wanted to know what could possibly makes this happy hard working carpenter so happy at work !
The carpenter replied that his tea table was actually not made of wood or silver ... But of souvenirs. It was all the memories, stories, discoveries and wonderful people encountered while hunting for the perfect materials that made the carpenter happy. His piece represented both places and people he met and haven't met yet...all the places and people that lives in him.
Once the construction was completed, he made sure he sent to all the wonderful people he met on his way, an invitation to see his work. His invitation card witch was his initial sketch design went out in 20 different countries!
He also invited everyone in his neighborhood and the people that showed interest in his work, wood, furnitures, and all tea lovers !
They'll all brought teas from all around the world and gathered around the tea table. The celebration of his new construction was a success ! Everyone spent time drinking a lot of tea and well, some shared few tears of joy! The carpenter with the people he met and haven't met yet celebrated in memories of feeling felt and of many more to come.
The beauty of life sometimes happens around few cups of tea, just sitting there on a (not so) ordinary tea table...
~Thanks for reading my tale about a carpenter who is also a happy hard working carpenter and a tea table, that is a serving table too.
Aline
No comments:
Post a Comment