Steemit Engagement Challenge S9W2: Learn to appreciate a drop of water

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Wow! It's week 2 of the Engagement challenge, I am glad and I hope you are also glad.

I welcome you, especially to my blog today. Today's topic centers on water and I know you have taken at least 3 cups of water or more since morning. We cook every day with water, we bathe every day with water. If you check, almost all our home activities are done with water.

Water is truly the source of life, even in the six classes of food, water is usually the last why? It's because no meal is balanced without water. No matter what you eat, you must need water, that is how important water is to man.

Now check out the crops, and the plants, check their performance during dry seasons, and check them during the rainy season. Of course, they also need water to survive, they cannot produce or grow without water, so you see, water is very essential to human life, to animals, to plants, and to the environment too.

It is true that most time when it starts to rain and everywhere is flooded with water, we get annoyed but God knew that without water, we cannot survive on earth so the equation must be balanced with water. Life and everything that evolves around it requires water. They say "little drops of water, make an ocean." So be it ocean, river, flood, sea, rainfall, all is water.

A bucket of water in my bathroom

Water is essential to all life on earth, in the earth, under the earth, and above the earth. Surely, every human is made up mostly of water. The functions of water in the life of living things cannot be overemphasized. Water has so many functions in life, and these include;

Regulates Body Temperature

Our body loses water through sweat during our engagement in physical activities or during hot weather conditions. During dehydration, our body loses electrolytes and plasma, which is why we must replenish the water we lose through sweat. Staying hydrated is so crucial to maintaining a good body temperature.

It helps in Digestion

Drinking water before, during, or after meals aids in food digestion. It will help your body break down your food intake easily. I know most people take water before or after a meal, but it's also good you take water when needed.

It helps in Environmental Activities

Animals and plants within the environment require a certain amount of water at the right time for them to feed, breed and grow well. Our livestock, farms, and industry, require water for a healthy living.

Water from my shower

The value of a drop of water can save a life because there are people who do not have access to quality water either for drinking or for other activities. We all at some point take water for granted, maybe because we have it on a platter and never struggled to get it, so we feel we shouldn't control water spillage or wastage.

I have been to a remote village where water was their biggest challenge. I stayed there for 6 months and all through I struggled to bathe, cook, and do some other chores that require water. At this time, I learned to manage my water no matter the drop I have. I valued water so much during this period, I never knew how important a drop of water can be until I had the experience.

A drop of water they say makes an ocean, it was then I understood this adage very well. Knowing fully well that every drop of water counts, I began to value water, and I began to be careful of water spillage or water wastage.

A glass of water from my kitchen tap

For public health, readily and safe water is very important, whether it is used for drinking, cooking, or domestic use. Better management of water resources and improved water supply can increase the economic growth of a country and contribute so much to poverty reduction.

In my area, I use a borehole that was made available by my landlady. This borehole when pumped, generates water to different tanks of water, although I know it comes from the ground but I do not know how it works. It is very clean water that is odorless and colorless.

When I moved to this town, I usually take spring water but as time moved, I began to realize that this spring water is expensive to keep buying. I switched to boiling the borehole water just to be safe.

Now I take the water without stress or anything to worry about. I was only scared at the unset not getting infected with any disease.

When water comes from an accessible source, people spend less time and energy collecting it. Better water sources mean less expenditure on health as people will no longer fall ill so easily.

We should try to value water as much as we can because there are people who just wish for just a drop to get revived. Water is life, without water, there is no life.

Thank you for reading my article and I hope you learned something from me.?

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