The fine art of dissolving sugar in coffee - Karmic wisdom in a cup

Have you, on long summer afternoons, sitting in the comfort of you air conditioned office felt the ardent need for a cup of coffee? Not that one must be particularly fond of coffee for that to happen. The need arises simply when you have the watchful eyes of your boss on your back just as the biriyani you had for lunch starts having its soporific effects.

Yes I admit I have been assailed by such urges and have rushed cup in hand, to the comfort of the vending machine. But on many occasions after getting my cup of coffee and adding sugar (we use paper for this) I have realized to my horror that there was no spoon around, not even plastic stirrers!

Now that must be the work of some sadistic prankster or is it a health freak who wants to impose his/her health fads on hapless colleagues?
I like my sugar. There is a can full of it standing near the vending machine and I have a heap of it in my coffee. But ironically I must now be deprived of its sweet taste until the last over-sweetened sips of my cuppa!
Metaphorical almost of the long yearnings of life- getting what you want but not what you need. So then is it some philosopher who is stealing spoons to disperse some karmic wisdom ?

Well whoever it might be, I am not one to be outdone by such minor glitches. I have devised a strategy. One that will undo the work of health freaks and philosophers alike.
To begin with get some sugar into your cup (use paper for this or simply pour). Vending machines usually have a steam dispenser. So a get a few initial shots of steam in your cup and then shake the concoction with all your might. The hot steam melts into water and also dissolves the sugar. Now that you have the base ready you can get a shot of your favorite latte or espresso.
Lo and behold your perfect cup of coffee is ready! I know lovers of filter coffee will beg to disagree. But in a world where one is forced to cut down on ones needs and likes and fall in line with the rest, ingenuity is our only weapon and this is the best one can do.

As the wise old Mick Jagger says: "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need"