Wednesday, July 25

A Precious Commodity (July 15, 2007)


Water is one of the most important resources we have on earth. It is a precious commodity that most of us take for granted. I remember the days when we can actually drink the water from the tap. Nowadays, we resort to bottled water for fear of diseases and viruses from tap water.

I realized the importance of water when I visited Inner Mongolia. For those who are not familiar, water is scarce in Inner Mongolia so people actually bathe only twice a year. They clean themselves up but not in a way we use water when we do our own bathing.
We were scampering for water as we need to use the washroom one morning. It dawned on us the importance of water as a source of energy, a cleansing element, and a life-giving commodity. We should treat nature gently, they will not always be there.

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