Essay 2

Water indispensable connection.

            Imagine a life without water. About 70 percent of the earth’s surface is surrounded by it, 97 percent is salt water, 2 percent glacier ice, and only 1 percent is fresh water. If we pictured for a second a life without water it would simply not make any sense, first able water is the source of all life, therefore trees get to be green, humans get to have movements, and it also provides us power sources. Water is essential to us in many different ways; it has been present in our lives since the beginning of all times. It is currently involved in our daily routines such as taking a shower, being at mass or even when we cry. Water possesses emotional, creative and spiritual power, connecting us to an enormous need of it.

            In the past years there have been wars about territories and conquering other civilizations. On this century time the real problem now is water. Scientific research mentions that in a couple of years water will be scarce in our world. And as Ferris implies in this quote “Water will probably even be increasingly fought over. In instances, such water conflicts will lead to violence and even war” (Ferris 26, Par 2).  The countries will begin to put aside resources like oil and minerals and will eventually take action on being able to have access to water. That’s way organizations like “go green” are trying to make the people be more eco-responsible and self-conscious about the importance of it. By creating projects of recycling and river/lakes protection agreements, water has brought us together as a community to try to save it from disappearing completely.

            Water is present not only the physical ways but also in spiritual ways. Different religions and cultures involve the belief of this resource as a sense of life or could also be seen as beyond in reality. A well-known example for this would be in the story written on the  bible called “Noah’s Ark ” The story displays the picture of a flood that god bestowed upon earth because humanity was being ungrateful to him and did not worship (love) him as he wanted humans to do. The meaning of water here can be assumed as purification or cleanse, here water’s mission was to cure humanity from their curse of ingratitude. In many different religions water is involved, and as it is narrated in this quote “is believed by many to be the womb from which all life was born” (Ferris 27 Par 2). Ferris interprets the idea of water connecting to humans by the different beliefs which are encountered with faith and traditions. This would be an essential part of many liturgies and different rituals so therefore it can be interpreted as a common symbol in the different religions. Water connects us all as a religious community by different beliefs, traditions and faith.

          A beautiful landscape can be seen as a relaxing picture but at the same time it can also bring creativity right into a human beings mind. Water has been used in many different ways that could alter human’s emotions and creativity though the sound and also by view. Every mind of an individual is different and full of imagination. The sound of it would be one creative example of how water motion is interpreted in a river, a waterfall or rain. This individual makes us connect to it by understanding what its meaning is and by helping us to figure out the idea that it is trying to give us. Sometimes a human being can picture a thunder storm with only a few drops of water instead of listening to the message it is trying to give us. Water is a miraculous gift from God which can bring creativity into the human’s mind, just as it is implied in the quote “Today the waters of the Jordan are changed into a remedy by the presence of the Lord” (Lachecki 49 Par 1). The author’s mind connected the idea of the water of the Jordan River as a remedy of the Lord’s presence. This is an example of how water can connect into a human’s mind and create different images of it by only seeing it and picturing it as something beyond reality. Religion is sometimes involved fully throughout creativity because of the many different meanings that God has given to it. Humans connect their creativity throughout waters picturesque landscapes and sounds.  

            Water is an indispensable source of life for humans. We have learned that without it, our lives would not have a concrete meaning, and this idea can even lead us into wars and violence. The importance of it is beyond our comprehension but we know it is essential for us in order to live and be united as a community. The spiritual power that it provides to us is a connection that could be called a common religious symbol in a worldwide view. In the other hand the emotional power is where we as humans share the different emotions that were given to us by God such as laughter and tears; and these are some examples of how water is present with us throughout emotions too. And finally the creative power that connects humans with water, this can be interpreted in various ways such as a landscape or also as religious beliefs, this means can enter the human mind and by a simple sound or picture and can develop a whole other level of creativity within us without carrying about its physical presence. By water possessing emotional, creative and spiritual powers, this completes the idea of it connecting us to an enormous need of it, and a belief for us to maintain it safe.

Works Cited

Ferris, Margaret H. “Sister Water: An Introduction to Blue Theology”. Schubnell, Stampfl, Pryer, Perez, Clark and Swofford. 24-45.

"How Much of the Earth Is Covered with Water?" How Much of the Earth Is Covered with Water? N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

Lachecki, Marina. “The Blessing of the Water”. Schubnell, Stampfl, Pryer, Perez, Clark and Swofford. 46-49.