"Old Saying Appreciates an Important Staple of Life" by Susan Pearl

"Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink".

Safe water to drink is a wonderful blessing.  When I think of this "Old Saying" I think of being in a life raft on the ocean hoping to be found and hoping for rain. I. also, think of too much rain on the land causing a deluge of flooding.  "Water-water everywhere but not a drop to drink".

But you don't have to be in a life raft on the ocean or in a flood to say this "Old Saying".  Even living by a river doesn't mean there is fresh water to drink because of animals using the same river.  Now we are getting green algae on lakes that make it not safe for people or pets to go for recreation.  "Water-water everywhere but not a drop to drink and in some cases water recreation areas not to swim in.

It is wonderful to see water wells being dug in countries who need drinkable water.  Conservation of water is important and we should appreciate every drink of safe water we take.  Otherwise, if we don't have a fresh, flowing spring well of water to use and we would have to do it for ourselves we would realize that if is it is not safe drinkable water everything else is, "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink".  We would have to boil it and do what needs to be done to filter and make the water safe to drink.  It would be a life of appreciation for safe water and a realization of that without safe drinking water all else is is "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink".