"tea(rs)"

"tea"

I bet you can guess the beginnings of the word "tea". Originating in myth-form from Bodhidharma (the 29th patriarch of that damn zen-man, Buddha!) whom is said to have fallen asleep near the end of his NINE YEARS of wall-gazing. Then after becoming angry with himself, he cut off his eyelids to prevent it from happening again. So when his tears hit the floor the first tea plants sprang up and thereafter tea would provide a stimulant to help students stay awake during meditation. How's that for an etymology!?

(Bodhidharma - a moody fellow)

Also, tea is slang for marijuana, which sometimes was brewed in hot water.