奉茶 Water Offering

It was a very hot and humid day when we hiked the so-called "Tough Guy Peak". One cannot be too picky about weather in the summer here in Taiwan. It was such a welcoming sight when we saw the poster and the big water container below it.  There're two other containers nearby. The poster says "Tea Offering".  Here "Tea" means water.  Volunteers, such as individuals, hiking clubs, students, co-workers, organized by the "Guan Yin Shan Water Carrying Team" organization, hike the tough trail providing 10 liters of filtered water for the hikers every day. What a tremendous service! What a blessing to all!

走在硬漢嶺的石階上，從頭頂流下來的汗彷彿像淋浴一般。台灣的夏天是天天熱。想出門接觸大自然的話就不能挑剔。我們一階一階的往上走，心中的“硬漢"卻一點一點的萎縮。管他硬不硬漢，7-11 在那裡？ 好不容易走到快接近山頂時很驚喜地看到裝水的大筒子和這個“奉茶”的海報。好感動哦！多謝那些辛苦抗水上山的大哥，大姐們。