I never knew how good I had it until I visited California. I’m used to filling up a glass with cold water straight from my tap. In California, I tried the same thing, only to taste chlorine, metal, and all sorts of other interesting things that danced across my taste buds — things I would rather not taste.

This small experience made me so grateful for good water. For my water purifiers at home, for the rain waters, and the waters that gush all over this globe.

And it also got me thinking…

What about all those areas that don’t even have that California water? What about all those places where people have to walk miles to a muddied water hole, fill up their containers, and cart it all back? And what about the places where people and animals simply have none? What about all those waterways being polluted? (more…)