New World Water

As I sit here on a chilly autumn morning listening to Mos Def's song "New World Water" I am reminded of yet another issue which is pressing on the happiness and well-being of the world's population. WATER!

We all, at least sometimes, take for granted the ease with which we are able to get fresh water to drink. Not only do we have fresh, safe water to drink, we have so much of it sitting in plastic and glass bottles filling up our deli coolers all over the developed world. How did it get to the point that we hoard water? Are we nothing but large chipmunks with opposoble thumbs? Or is it just greed/fear? Conflicts rage over peoples' access to water in Africa, as sea levels rise some small islands' fresh water supplies have been inundated, and therefore contaminated, by salt water. Our own water supplies have been polluted by our own bodily waste which is contaminated with all of the pharmaceutical concoctions we've been tricked in to thinking will "cure" us, and the list goes on and on.
But one thing is for sure, people are becoming more aware everyday. I see people everywhere with their re-fillable water bottles, refusing to buy bottled water, refusing to contribute to the excessive waste which is so prevalent in our culture. No longer is being aware and environmentally conscious being "out-there." We still have a long way to go though, but positivity seems to build on itself exponentially, and caring for the well being of other people around the world is about as positive as one can get, even if you might become temporarily disillusioned. I myself have fallen in to this state many times, but I always remember.

I always remember the absolute power of positivy and love, and it brings me back home to the tranquility which is my true nature.

Cheers to Water, life giving, thirst quenching and scrumptious beyond belief!