We are living in what used to be a first world nation. Because the economy has driven so many out of the middle class and into survival, there are still things that one takes for granted. Seattle has a wonderful municipal water system and the tap water is quite good. But, even bottled water is plentiful. We don’t realize that in many parts of the world clean and safe water that won’t make one sick or dead is a rarity. Today’s deposit in the ‘Joy Jar’ is clean water.
“Five million people die unnecessarily each year because of illness related to lack of potable water. Half of them are children under the age of five. To bring it home, think about this: one child dies from lack of clean water every twelve seconds.”
Thomas M. Kostigen, You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
Aeschylus quotes
“When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.”
Benjamin Franklin
“When you drink the water, remember the spring.”
Chinese Proverb
“We have the ability to provide clean water for every man, woman and child on the Earth. What has been lacking is the collective will to accomplish this. What are we waiting for? This is the commitment we need to make to the world, now.”
Jean-Michel Cousteau
“A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure.”
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.”
W.H. Auden
“Water links us to our neighbor in a way more profound and complex than any other.”
John Thorson
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