Letter from the Water
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” W.H. Auden
Dear human friend,
I will begin my letter to you with a quote.
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” The British poet W. H. Auden once wrote.
Water, dear human friend, is my name. The burden, which lies upon me, dear human friend, is heavy to carry all by myself.
Kindly, dear human friend, I ask for your support, shared weight is half as heavy.
The quote above puts it as it is. I am essential for your survival, for any life on Earth. My very existence on earth is limited, and my purity is under constant pressure. I understand very well, that my quality is important for your supply of drinking water, food production and recreational water use.
You can find me both, under the ground –as groundwater — and on the surface of the Earth — as surface water.
As groundwater, I evolve from rain, seeping deep into the earth, filling the cracks, crevices, and porous spaces from down below. You cannot see me. Still, I am of huge importance to you. Many of you already rely on me, as groundwater. You pump me up to use me as drinking water. For some of you, I am the only freshwater source there is.
