Water, Water, Water.

So I assume that most people already understand how important water is to everyday life. I have heard this for as long as I've been able to recognize words, and I think everyone else has, as well. I'm not going to ramble on about how important water is, because we know this already. What I'm going to ramble on about (because I have to ramble on about something) is doing something about it. That seems to be what I say about a lot of things, I think. Whether it is with water or recycling or really just about anything, my opinion always lies with the flaws of humanity and how we are able to see this problem, and yet we are not able to do anything about it. It's because people are comfortable, now, and there is nothing more dangerous in the world that roughly 6 billion comfortable people. We are so hesitant to give up our free running water (and yes, I know that not all 6 billion of those people are comfortable, but bare with me) and our lights and power and everything. As standard of living rises, so does the cost of maintaining it, and it is a cost that is far more important than money.

As far as importance goes, I think there is nothing more important. Everything stems from here, in a way. We cool our factories with water, our power plants. We maintain life. It's the most important thing on the planet. We take it for granted, though, and some of us think it'll always be there. And you know maybe it will be there long after all of us have died, but maybe it won't. Just something to think about, I think.