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Gaylon told me the Chinese say that after a hundred years of daily use, the pot becomes thoroughly seasoned. You need only pour hot water into the pot, and the pot itself will make tea.

When we do what we love, again and again, our life comes to hold the fragrance of that thing.  When we hold something in our hands day after day, our hands conform to the shape of what we have held.  We become what we have cared for; our lives are shaped by what we love.

All we are, said the Buddha, is a result of what we have thought.  He might also have added: All we are is a result of what we have loved.  What we love draws us forward and shapes our destiny.  Our love teaches us what to look for, where to aim, where to walk.  With our every action, word, relationship, and commitment, we slowly and inevitably become what we love.

from How, Then, Shall We live? Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives, by Wayne Muller. Bantam Books, 1996.