The Dreaming Tea

Hello there Traveler! My name is Ella, the humble owner of the Dreaming Tea Inn. If you are reading this you have stumbled upon my very first personal scroll from here at the Inn. If you ask me this feels more like a personal letter than an introduction, however I invite you to bear with me. 

Once upon a time, I had dreams. Big Dreams. In another life I would have said I wanted to be a teacher of some kind, sharing my knowledge with eager young minds, or perhaps a writer, crafting tales that would echo through the ages. Maybe I would have opened my own little shop, filled with trinkets and treasures. Or even a Memory Catcher, wandering the world and capturing its beauty for everyone to see. I even considered paths in another realm entirely. A modern human one in particular. You know, something like a youtube creator or an influencer is what they call it. I even dreamed of a moment where I could rise in their world of Kpop stars, twirling on a stage with glittering lights and roaring crowds. 

But those dreams? Well, they never came to pass, not a single one. 

Sometimes, I find myself wishing I could turn back time and chase them all. But…I didn’t. I didn’t take the steps. And now here I am, behind the counter of this inn. Some days, I can’t help but wonder what could have been.

I could say that “life happened,” but the truth is, life didn’t happen for me, at least not in the way I thought it would.

There is not a day that passes without me thinking about the roads I didn’t take. What if I’d gone to that magical school and earned my degree alongside my friends? Or if I’d picked up that strange device they call a camera and become a content creator, creating a name for myself? Maybe I’d be out there in the world making my mark. Or perhaps I could’ve opened my own shop, built something lasting, instead of spending my days brewing tea and listening to the wind outside.

But somehow, I lost my way. Was it laziness? Fear? A bit of depression, perhaps? Or was it a lack of courage? I don’t know the answer. All I know is that one day, and that time has passed. While my friends were off becoming adventurers in their own right, graduating from magical academies, starting families and traveling the world, while I was stuck in the same routine. I went to work. I stayed home. I scrolled endlessly on what they call social media. 

And now, I realize how much time has slipped by. So much of it was spent in waiting, not living. And no matter how much I wish I could, I can’t go back.

Well, that’s what I’m deciding today. Today, I make a vow to myself: To start anew. To discover who I am, who I want to become, and what dreams are worth chasing in this very moment. To live the life I actually want to live, instead of wishing for a past I’ll never have.

Thank you for reading these words, friend. If you’re still here, I hope you’ll join me on this journey. I can’t promise it’ll be a grand adventure like the ones you’ve heard of in tales, but it’ll be mine. And that’s enough for me.

Until next time,

Ella

Owner of The Dreaming Tea Inn