Why The Next Generation Will Be Tea Drinkers
At the present moment tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world, losing only to water. However, the majority of its popularity comes from the eastern part of the world. Countries such as United States, Canada and Mexico are still lagging behind, but I think that's going to change within the next decade or two. Let me explain why.Throughout history it's been proven that people tend to follow trends. Whether it's the trend of the government, the way food is produced, or the way people eat, one part of the world starts it off and within a few years the entire world is following along.
Right now there are millions of people trying to better their lives in some way. Self development has one of the highest growth rates in the world, the health industry is booming like never before, and things like the law of attraction are spreading throughout the world like wildfire.
Subjects such as quantum physics are finally starting to come out of the woodwork and get into the mainstream, after decades of research.
With all these positive changes, in my mind it's likely that the world will soon start to shift course and be filled with healthy individuals who want to succeed their health, financial, and spiritual lives.
If you've ever heard of the law of attraction you will know that it will attract to you what you want to happen. So think of what would happen if the world was filled with people who were consciously attracting things into their lives such as perfect health, peace with others, and financial abundance.
I can tell you one thing, the world would be a much better place. World peace would be something that was actually conceivable, and there would be much less hunger in the world.
Your probably thinking, so how does this fit in with tea? Well, it seems that folks who are interested in further developing their health and spiritual lives also tend to be tea drinkers.
Tea has been used for centuries to strengthen the bond between a persons health and spiritual life, and it's my belief that as the next few years pass, this will becoming the mainstream of life on this earth.
The problem right now is that people only see tea as a drink that is just that - a drink. They don't drink it correctly, using the time they have while drinking the tea to reflect on their day, visualize their goals, connect spiritually to whatever God or energy or whatever they believe in, and create a better life for themselves.
However, I see that changing as the law of attraction spreads and the world as a whole starts to see things the way they're meant to be seen - in a positive way.
Only then will people begin to realize that they should be drinking tea instead of drinks that are making them fat and unhealthy, such as soda.
Maybe I'm being over optimistic but I have a great feeling that my prediction will someday come true, hopefully sooner than later.
I guess we'll just have to wait a few more years to see if I was right.
Jeremy Reeves is a tea enthusiast who built his website http://www.crazyfortea.com to educate his visitors about the second most consumed drink in the world; tea. http://www.crazyfortea.com includes the health benefits of tea, great recipes, benefits of herbal tea, and much much more!
brewed on May 30th, 2007
swag on brewed on Jun 4th, 2007
Your argument is wholly flawed. One man's health elixir is another man's poison.
And if you think trends are looking Eastward, think again. Chinese are trying to become more and more Western, not the other way around.
Ultimately, you could be right about trends in the end. But unfortunately you've stated nothing to convince me you're operating on anything more than your own biases.
Arthur on brewed on Jun 6th, 2007
Really?...
I'll get in contact with Jeremy and see if he would like to reply to your comment.
Jeremy Reeves on brewed on Jun 6th, 2007
Swag,
Hey I'm the person who wrote this article and I'd like to respond back to you to clarify.
First, thanks for commenting. It's good to see this article stirring up a little controversy, after all it was supposed to make you think about the possibilities of the future and people vary widely on their views on that.
In the article I wasn't trying to say that "this is going to happen". I was merely stating what I hope happens and what I think is possible to happen.
I wrote "Maybe I'm being over optimistic but I have a great feeling that my prediction will someday come true, hopefully sooner than later. I guess we'll just have to wait a few more years to see if I was right."
I do realize that the east is beginning to become "westernized" unfortunately, but that doesn't mean the meaning of tea will fade with it. Maybe as we start sharing cultures, we will pick up that part of their culture? Again, I'm not saying it WILL happen, but I'd hope it would.
If you don't agree with me it's probably because we have different visions of the future. I understand I didn't provide any "facts" but I didn't need to because it was just an opinion based on how I see the world today and the trends that I notice.
All in all, I really hope that my article turns out to be true. I wrote it to put it in front of peoples eyes and let them think about that possibility. Will it be true? Who knows, I'm not a mind reader.
Thanks for reading it anyway :)
Jeremy
April @ Natural Health Remedies on brewed on Jul 16th, 2007
The UK is a big tea drinking nation, unfortunately people tend to drink it with milk and sugar.
I've never liked tea but last year I started drinking green tea and it's very much become a habit. The first thing I have in the morning is a cup of green tea.
David from The Color Of Tea.com on brewed on Sep 20th, 2007
I feel Jeremy has a good point. I mean let's look at what has happened in the past five years.
I'll use iced and chilled teas for this example.
Did you ever hear or even see green, or even better, white teas being advertised by Snapple and Lipton a couple of years back? No. I mean at least I haven't.
But the last two summers (2006 and 2007) these once unheard of teas in America have found themselves in consumers hands in chilled versions by the two companies mentioned above.
Not to say that this is going to start a huge trend, but, at least green and white teas have made an appearance in the western world, where most people believe that tea is only what you get by dunking a tea bag in some hot water.
Most Americans believe that "Orange Pekoe" is a variety of tea, when it's just a medium tea grading. It’s often an interesting reaction when you tell a person that ALL tea comes from the same plant!
My point is, like Jeremy stated, tea is starting to become part of our culture more and more. Ok, maybe chilled white and green teas are not the best way to experience them, but at least the average person has heard about these tea types which may prompt an internet search for more information about them.
And that's where sites like Jeremy and mine come in :)
As more and more news of tea's health benefits emerge, I believe more and more folks will look into what was never really a part of our culture since the day of the Boston Tea Party.
Only time will tell...
-Dave
Phamt on brewed on Nov 9th, 2007
Even though tea is quite a mountain to climb comparing to sodas or coffee here in the West, there's nothing wrong with hoping or predicting that tea will be more popular and the next generation may switch to a new trends just like English people have switched from ale to tea. With current research about new benefits of tea, I think if tea drink will make my children healthier, why are we against it? In my humble opinion, I think tea will catch up with other popular drink. However, this will take some time for the mass to actually realize there are more good than harm in drinking tea.
Phamt,
www.nature-healthy-tea.com
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