i spend a lot of time in the ocean and have always felt a communal, spiritual, reverence for it's ability to cocoon me in wonder and awe. Many times i think it is working with me to make my immersion in its substance more pleasurable. This morning a friend i swim with introduced me to the idea that water has a memory.
Researching on line brought me to two You Tube videos that touch on the topic of water and memory. Pretty exciting stuff. They are both about 3 or 4 minutes long and easy to watch.
We think of water as a necessary part of our survival, something we need to consume every day to stay alive but for most of us it is a mindless task drinking that which is vital. Our bodies weight is composed of 75% water and yet we focus on the other components like muscles, the skeleton, the vascular system and fat before we consider the major impact water has upon us.
Water is essential to good health and longevity; it flushes out toxins in your organs, carries nutrients to cells, and keeps the ear, nose and throat tissues moist. Fresh water is something every human being on earth needs and that we all use communally; it is not something that should ever be controlled by private enterprise.
We think of the earth as being surrounded by water but USGS created a photo that depicts water as a globe superimposed upon the earth. The reality of this photo is a wake up call to all of us. Water is precious, it appears to have a memory and there really isn't as much as we think. "That little sphere of water with a diameter of 860 miles sits over the mid-section of the US and includes all the water in the oceans, seas, ice caps, lakes and rivers as well as groundwater, atmospheric water, and the water in you, your dog, and your tomato plant." USGS
Data source: Igor Shiklomanov's chapter "World fresh water resources" in Peter H. Gleick (editor), 1993, Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources (Oxford University Press, New York).
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