A cup of tea can be an act of love. Filling the kettle, turning on the flame, selecting a variety, opening the tea and inhaling the floral scents, dipping and pouring, stirring and dripping in honey or a squeeze of lemon or a splash of milk. Tea is ceremonial and one completes that ceremony by delivering that steaming, trembling cup, all hot and fragrant, as an offering, a gesture of attention to one you love.