Read the tea leaf?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Leaf">Leaf</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Leaf">Leaf</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Leaf">Leaf</span> <span word="Nation">Nation</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span>.</p><p><span word="Tea">Tea</span> <span word="Leaf">Leaf</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="come">come</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>)”? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="predicting">predicting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Fortunate">Fortunate</span> <span word="tellers">tellers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="over">over</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="cup">cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="Somehow">Somehow</span>, <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="flavors">flavors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teas">teas</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="deciphering">deciphering</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>.</p>
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