It’s April, and we’re looking at another dry year as far as rainfall, and snow in the mountains, goes.
You might be thinking right about now, Hey, I don’t care, I’m not a farmer. I just turn on the faucet and, bingo, there’s water anytime I need it.
Well, stop and think the next time you turn that faucet on: What would happen if nothing came out? For a lot of the world, that’s an everyday occurrence. I recently did a story about Dr. Hanimireddy Lakireddy, a local cardiologist who goes to his hometown in India and helps the poor. And one of the most important things that he did was to put in wells, so the people could have water when they turned on a faucet.
We take our water too much for granted. It’s not just for watering the lawn or washing the car. We need that water to grow our crops, feed our animals and just basically keep us alive.
So the next time you turn on a faucet, think about those folks in Lakireddy’s village who don’t take clean, running water for granted. We should be more like them, and treat that water with respect.