The Moments That Make a Relationship

To understand one person takes so much time, so many interactions, tiny ones and enormous ones, so much joy lived through together, so much disagreement and change.

Have you ever thought back to the one pivotal moment that made your friendship with that friend what it is today?

Lately I have been thinking a great deal about that moment. And what I have learnt is this: love at 110%, and always be yourself.

If you have had that moment with me, please do tell me.

There have been so very many such moments in the past, and above all in these last days, and for me they are the whole-hearted effort of myself and of the friends and teachers I love. I have chosen to post a picture of one of the most recent important ones, when two friends of mine queued for 30 minutes to buy a crisp bun flavoured with Tieguanyin tea cream — the crust crackling, the tea cream rich and sweet and in perfect balance, oh my.

I cannot thank you enough, 修 and 侯