It's definitely not a coincidence that coffee has become an essential part of our daily lives, this is a decision so many people made after experiencing the goodness & impact of this elixir of so many things. Speaking of energy, productivity, focus, alertness, inspiration, and others, coffee blesses me with these things just after a cup or two, and it's just amazing.
I have shared a few times how coffee sets the perfect atmosphere for me and my spouse to have deep conversations. It keeps us locked in somehow, and I believe so many people have beautiful things to say as well. We all have different reasons for always wanting coffee, and despite the high consumption rate across the world, there are people who don't like coffee, which doesn't surprise me because we can't expect everyone to share the same interests with us.
In a situation where I went on a date with someone for the first time and she didn't like coffee, it's definitely not a problem for me, and that would never affect whatever kind of relationship we have built before my discovery. I might want to know why, meaning I will ask questions but not from a criticizing point of view. Those questions will even help me get to know the person better, and I can even figure out some of our common interests. If things don't eventually work out between us, it wouldn't be because she doesn't like coffee.
It would be terrible of me to trash a relationship that might impact my life positively with the excuse that the person doesn't like coffee. After all, there are so many things people around like that I don't, and they didn't because of that cut me off.
Sometime last year, a woman I help oversee her fish farming business invited me over to meet her husband, who just returned from the US. I was offered coffee after settling down, and surprisingly the woman wasn't sharing coffee with us. It was just me and the husband, which made me curious.
A while after chatting, I was forced to ask why she wasn't drinking coffee too, and she said, "I don't like coffee."
It's a different situation for my mom, who doesn't hate coffee, but she prefers tea any time of day; she would rather wait to have tea than opt in for coffee easily. These two women are amazing people with awesome personalities. They are kindhearted, and yet they don't have an interest in coffee meaning drinking coffee doesn't define us.
Their lack of interest in coffee doesn't take a pinch out of their love towards humanity, while there are those who drink coffee day in, day out, and do not care a bit about humanity, so it's not just about the drink. Most times when I meet people newly, I focus more on their behavior & personality, so connecting with people is more about who they really are beyond the coffee table.
As important as coffee might be to me, it's just a drink that wouldn't determine how I live my life, those I choose to be bring close to me, and decisions I make. The most important thing to me about the drink is how well it makes me feel, and that's it. If someone I am meeting for the first time is a coffee lover just like me, it would be nice because that would have a good impression on me, but what if focusing on our common interest (coffee) distracts me from paying attention to who this person really is?
In the end, coffee might be our go-to drink always, but it's wrong to make it a deciding factor in anything tagged as a relationship. It's important that we respect people's interests and choices as long as they don't harm or pose a threat to humanity.
All through my journey in life, I have seen how important embracing diversity is because it makes life richer. Whether you are a coffee lover or not, it's the love, kindness, and humanity we share among ourselves that truly matters.
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Most people doesn’t like taking coffee. I was once in their shoes too. But with time I began to yo learn about the health benefits I started taking more of it. And It shouldn’t define my relationship with people
That's just it bro, there is a lot more to humans than just their interest in coffee so it's not a criteria to judge others personality.
I completely agree, George! How someone likes their coffee (or even if they like it at all) shouldn't stand in the way of genuine connection. :)
We could be missing out a lot if we allow such to happen so it's better to look beyond people's interest in coffee. Other beverages aren't bad and I also take them so it doesn't make sense cutting off people because they have different interests regarding their choices of drink.
What you say in the post is very interesting. A taste for coffee does not define a person, it is just the taste of each person, which does not define an entire personality. Acceptance and tolerance are key points to getting along with other people.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us☕
Excellent Tuesday.
That's true, acceptance and tolerance is highly required in keeping relationships. Our interest in coffee shouldn't determine how we relate with people because we could be throwing away a jewel in human form.
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