WATER - OUR LIFE'S BLOOD - Part 1

THE MONSOON IS LATE, THE WELLS ARE RUNNING DRY AND WATER SUPPLY IS NOW A DEADLY ISSUE IN BOPHAL, INDIA

"The UN has warned for many years that water shortages will become one of the most pressing problems on the planet over the coming decades, with one report estimating that four billion people will be affected by 2050. What is happening in India, which has too many people in places where there is not enough water, is a foretaste of what is to come." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/12/india-water-supply-bhopal

 The Indian Government said no need for panic - they have a contingency plan  http://planetark.org/wen/53835

Are we seeing the beginnings of what is wellmay our inevitable future?   It is beginning in India.  Water is such a precious commodity.  Water is the life blood of the planet.   It runs through the veins of the entire planet. And just like the blood in our body, we cannot survive without it.  And just like our blood, water has many different types.  And just like our bod, if our blood is polluted so are we.  And just like our body it has a complicated and astounding circulation system.  And just like our body when that natural circulation system is interfered with or blocked, we get sicker and sicker. 

We have to work with what we have and treat it and the earth's circulation system very tenderly and with great respect, restoring her to health.  Her health is our health.  We all know we can go without food for a while, but not water.  Without water no life can exist. The greater percentage of our planet is of water (our oceans), as are our human bodies.    Every natural element with Nature exists within the human body.  We are integrally bound together in this dance of life.

25 FACTS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT WATER

Water is an interesting issue. As with all of Nature it is a symbiotic factor in a greater whole, and an element all life depends on.  As we degrade our soils, poison our land and remove the natural catchments for runoff through deforestation and removal of trees; as we fill in our waterways and natural filtering systems in the name of development and progress; as we dam up rivers destroying natural eco-systems, we completely upset the natural scheme of things that water needs to flow and filter clean water for us all. 

We will kill each over water.  In our slumber we have assumed water will always be there for us – Clean water to drink, waterways for recreation, healthy rivers and oceans to supply us with healthy fish, water to wash our cars, water to green our lawns and landscapes, water to bath and shower in, water to brush our teeth with, water for our swimming pools.

Now I know some of you will say, "No probs, we'll just desalinate!"  Really!  What impact would that have on our oceans, their ecosystems and the fish population.   "We'll put it back into the ocean," oh,  and change the saline balance of our oceans destroying reefs and breeding habitat. What do we do with the excess salt?  "Put it in a pile on the earth" oh, and allow it will leach into the ground water that eventually goes into our rivers, the water that is used for agriculture and wells which we eventually drink from? "Oh, I know, we can put it into the ground (like carbon sequestration) in large concrete pits,to prevent this reabsorption back into soil."   Really, how much do you think we are talking about?  And what about future generations who have to deal with the problem we have left behind.     Mmmm.  Short term fixes may take care of you and me in our lifetime, but what about future generations.   We have to embrace an all encompassing approach for the long term rehabilitation of our planet, understanding the interrelationship of all things as we make very serious life-restoring decisions.

We can conserve, and consciousness is growing, but what about the new billions of people coming into the planet over the next few decades.  As water levels go down, the pollutants in it get stronger. All of life is interdependent and all of life needs water or....?

(to be continued)