It's everywhere and so accessible. Running out of the tap for a refreshing glass or steaming hot for a shower. I take it for granted and realize that it is a resource in danger.
I can remember part of a very serious housing dilemma when I lived in Guadalajara a few years back. Inexplicably, the water to our house would get turned off for days at a time. Sometimes, we would go for longer than a week without any running water. This was not such an issue for drinking water because you have to buy bottled water for cooking and drinking anyway in Mexico. The larger issue was cleaning, washing dishes and clothing, showering, flushing the toilet. We hauled up huge buckets into our second story home and learned to live with a minimal amount of water. It was hard but not impossible once we adapted and revised our water usage. This experience, while painful, highlighted for me how much water I waste and also how much I take it for granted when I turn a spigot or flush a toilet.
So, today is a tribute to one of the most necessary elements of life, water. I hope we find a good way to balance modern life with the preservation and fair use of water... I'm pretty sure things would not be the same without it.
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