My mother's native is a village, which I went to visit in one of my summer holidays. As we were driving to reach our destination, the wind was swaying so hard- as if to hurl our car. The cool breeze slapping against my face, the lush green trees and fields , the birds celebrating the dusk , god ! It was SO good.
What bad could happen in such a heavenly place ? Well.....I saw the merry villagers and their kids singing in joy , but I also noticed the number of beggars in the village. The climate was so hot , I myself was very thirsty and was drinking water at least once in a minute. Then I realized . What could be the fate of those poor beggars who could not even afford a bottle of water ?They looked so pitiful, tired and thirsty , that one just couldn't be in a condition which was even worse.
We, the people from the cities have a lot to be happy about. We always try to afford luxurious cars, live and sleep in air-conditioned rooms, have money at fingertips and a lot more. When we compare ourselves to the lives of the beggars , we are at a MUCH better state.
Villages are located FAR away from the cities. But, has anyone noticed the problems which the villagers go through ? They have to walk so many miles to get a pot of water. The case is not the same with us. Whenever we turn on the tap, water gushes out with great speed. Notice the difference in the process of obtaining water in the village and the city! That's pretty unfair. But WHO condemns this inequality ? Very few number of people from the second most populous country in the whole world do !
Today, my school's academic year got completed and we have summer holidays from tomorrow. So to celebrate THAT,{which is a really small thing to celebrate},the children from my bus and the students from the school threw drinking water on each other. They even christened the game. It's called 'the water fight'. The kids from my bus wasted 20 bottles of drinking water to celebrate the summer holidays and make the moment 'memorable'. Instead of wasting that water, they could have used it to water the plants or drink it themselves, or give it to the needy.
Water has many good qualities, it has a lot of minerals and fiber qualities. It is like the cooked food given by the nature to us. Instead of saving such a precious resource, we are wasting and using it for other purposes which are not supposed to be done. Please save water. Simple changes in our routine lives can save a resource.We can turn off the tap while brushing, believe me, it saves a lot of water. Stop people from wasting water and motivate them to do the opposite.
No water, no life
no blue, no green
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