The Immortality Of Water

One drop is sometimes all it takes

We have had several days of rain these past few days.

I feel grateful.

In many parts of America and the world, drought is a distressing factor deeply impacting people's livelihood.

This will also trickle down to us in increasing prices for food and other necessities.

The rains have been a blessing.

It meant I did not have to manually water the grass or the garden.

And there is something magical about the rainwater that gives my plants a boost and they appear so much happier and healthier than with pipe water.

Since it is summer in the south, that means we begin and end each day with one temperature — HOT!

The rains have been helping to keep the temperature cooler.

The dry patches on my grass and the cracks in the earth have temporarily disappeared.

Each day I found myself wetting the earth around the foundation because the soil was contracting and moving away from it.

So the rains continue to serve their purpose.

I hear the thunder rumbling as I write this, so it seems the heavens are about to weep once more.

Water

Water covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface. It is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and mostly colorless substance.

It is the main constituent of Earth’s hydrosphere and is the main component of all living organisms.

Water is said to be a universal solvent.

Though it is vital for all known living things, it contains no calories or organic nutrients.

The human body is made up of at least 60% water.

Each day we must utilize a certain amount of water for survival and the maintenance of optimum health.

The daily requirement is dependent on the climate in which one resides.

Water is a vital component of a healthy life cycle as it: —

• Lubricates internal organs and joints.
• Regulates internal body temperature via sweating and respiration.
• Acts as a shock absorber and keeps your internal organs from sticking together.
• Is necessary and utilized for all body fluids and processes.
• Required for hormone production.
• Necessary for cellular respiration and transport of nutrients and waste removal.

Babies have the highest percentage of water per body weight. At birth, their water percentage is approximately 78%. By year one, that amount falls to about 65%.

Adult men have roughly 60% of their body mass as water. Adult women, due to their percentage of body fat, have just about 55% water in their bodies.

Fatty tissue does not store water as efficiently as lean muscle tissue.

The versatility of water:—

1. In its natural liquid state.
2. It forms precipitation and falls as rain.
3. As aerosols in the form of fog.
4. Found in the clouds which consist of suspended droplets of water and dust.
5. Fine crystalline particles are known as snow.
6. As steam or vapor.

Remember

The unique qualities of water are what makes it so important and basic to life.

As a universal solvent allows it facilitates our cellular processes. It aids the transport of valuable nutrients, minerals, and chemicals we need for our biological processes.

Water is the primary means of the removal of waste products from our bodies, thus keeping us at optimum health.

“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” — Benjamin Franklin

Go forth therefore and drink to your health!

This post is inspired by Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles. Her name says it all. She indeed inspires you to find things in your life to smile about.

Check out her writing and you both will be collecting smiles.

Thank you, Vidya, for always challenging me to find things to be thankful for.