The humble bowl and teacup (essentially the same thing for our purposes) have been around for thousands of years making eating and drinking

“Come to the edge, he said. They said, We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them. They flew.” Christopher Logue...

“It is believed by experienced doctors that the heat which oozes out of the hand, on being applied to the sick, is highly salutary.”

"Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision." Winston Churchill