Introduction to Water for Life
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» Static - Welcome
Wow, what a powerful first article for a unique topic! Welcome to the Suite, Linda.I live in the desert, and I try to be very conscious of the water around me. It sickens me to see people watering their grass lawns here, what a stupid waste.
Looking forward to future articles.
cheri
-- posted by Static
» Sunbear - Water
Hi Linda,Welcome to the Suite. Truly enjoyed your first article. I am very interested in water in many different ways, including, spiritual, political and health.
I look forward to more articles and interacting with you. I will be checking out your links also.
I plan to subscribe also.
Best wishes,
Tom
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-- posted by Sunbear
» Veesuite - Re: Water
In response to message posted by Sunbear:Hi Linda,
So happy to have you as part of our community. I've been looking forward to your topic.
Your first article is wonderful and beautifully written. Your words made it crystal clear that water is a precious gift that needs our protection.
-- posted by Veesuite
» lbondx - Apologies for Delay
Hi, everyone! Thanks so much for your kind comments. I have struggled with a few technical difficulties and the January beginning turned into a May first posting. So bear with a little while while I go about getting a new article ready. Meanwhile, I appreciate all the good wishes and look forward to future discussions. I also am found at Perspectives, so hope to bounce back and forth a bit between the two. May the rains be kind to you...-- posted by lbondx
» TheStarthrower - Re: Water is Vital
In response to message posted by Bob_Ewing:Very vital apprciative article.
The deepest parts of the Solar System have it. the rings of Saturn are made of it, and it stays in a liquid form in the atmosphere at -40 degrees below zero. We also need it to live and we are about 75% made of it.
There is still very little known about what water is and it is thought of as the strangest compound in existence in some quarters.
I once mentioned that without water, you won't have life in a Canadian university lecture group and got laughs. Canada is abundant in water. Don't joke about it, however, in the Sudan. When I went close to the Sudan years later, I saw that my lack of levity was well qualified.
The paradox is that in a place like Northern Africa, people (75 % or so being water) persist in attempting to live in many parts of it, and their horrendous casualty rate is both a tribute to the ebony-stone like courage humans often face in adversity, and a graphical representation of near-futility in motion. However, is any death a laughing matter?
Bless
S
-- posted by TheStarthrower
» lbondx - Re: Re: Water is Vital
I often think about the amazing way that humans cling to life in environmental extremes. What a resilient body we have! Yet, there are limits and many die each year when those limits rush to meet them. One of the curiosities I have is to look at the way a local population's relationship to water (and other factors) helps to shape their culture. As you say, what may get a laugh in Canada could get blank or angry stares in the desert.I hope to get into some of these issues and thanks for bringing it up!!
-- posted by lbondx
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