Would you have tea?

Addiction can be defined as a habit of consuming things which lack nourishment and are habit forming.Somethings are habit forming because of the intoxication they provide by triggering the body system.However somethings are habit forming just because they bring a sudden change in the energy level of the body.Refined Sugar is the best example of this type of substance.So,if refined sugar is also considered addictive then perhaps the whole world is addicted.While the people of Punjab are addicted to alcohol and other intoxicants,tea with a heavy dose of sugar is simply inescapable in Jagraon.If you happen to pass by anybody's gate who is even distantly known perhaps you may hear him offering you tea.The famous sentence is' Chaa Peeaea' which means may we offer you tea'. If you are a guest tea is thrust upon you and ultimately you too become an addict of not one but two things namely tea and sugar.If you are a religious person you
would get an overdose of Prashad which is extra rich in sugar.I do not know how far is it right to serve tea in the langar halls.Can it not be replaced by vegetable soups. It is high time the Prasad be changed into nuts or fruit keeping in view the changing life styles.At Nanaksar near Jagraon there is a trend of offering 'Misri' as Prasad which is extra refined sugar.It is perhaps not without a reason that the world is becoming diabetic.