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Water is one of the most important things on earth. Every living thing needs water for its survival. Without water, plants, animals, microbes and everything will perish.
Our need of water becomes very apparent when we are thirsty. The taste of water going down the throat is something we all find so much pressure in. We drink glasses of this precious transparent liquid everyday. It is vital to our life.
Water is used of drinking, washing, cleaning and just about any activity we care to do. Without water, living is virtually impossible. Water covers about two thirds of the total surface of the earth. The vast expense of seas and oceans has long been our major sources of food and means of travel. Millions of fishes live in the sea. They provide an abundant supply of food. Most of us have eaten fish, with the exceptions of those who do not eat meat. The majority of mankind will continue to eat fish.
The rivers, seas and oceans provide man with an important means of travel. In ancient times, man explored the earth via the sea. The British, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and others all reached the less developed world in their ships. They conquered or colonised what they discovered. Much of what we are today are influenced by the travellers who came over the seas in their ships long ago.
Today the waterways of the world are the still of major importance to mankind. Huge oil tankers, container ships and others ply these routes. In fact many of the sea routes are overcrowded. When there is shortage of water such as when there is a drought, then we know how terrible the consequences can be. Plants, animals and human being perish. The affected land becomes parched and dry. Nothing grows. In the midst of the Sahara Desert where there is very little rain, there is also very little life. Mostly we get sand and more sand. No man can live there.
People who live near or around deserts know the value of water. They know how precious it is and they take great care using it. We, who live in a land where water is plentiful, think nothing of standing under the shower for half an hour. Those who live in arid areas do not have such a luxury. They cannot afford to waste water like we do.
As long as there is life on this planet, water will be here. Without it, life as we know it is impossible. Thus it is important for us to know how precious water is. We ought not to waste it or pollute it by any means. Water is just too precious
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This article is taken by permission from my friend, Ashley Chow, from here.
