Wednesday, August 8, 2012

GRATITUDE - August 8, 2012

I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CINEMATOGRAPHY OF LOUIS SCHWARTZBERG AND HIS UNIQUE CONNECTION TO THE MIRACLE OF NATURE.

We are so fortunate to have a current overabundance of life-sustaining water.  There are many places on earth where there isn't enough or it is polluted.


Water Crisis:

While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth - coupled with industrialization and urbanization - will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.

Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people. 3900 children die every day from water borne diseases (WHO 2004). One must know that these figures represent only people with very poor conditions. In reality, these figures should be much higher. 

I am thankful that I have access to fresh water and to the fortunate parts of the planet where the abundance is an integral part of the beauty of nature.  We should acknowledge thanks everyday for the gifts we have that have nothing to do with the contents of our wallet.

A Moving Art original short film by Louie Schwartzberg. The journey of fresh water from melting snow to streams, waterfalls, and rivers, which is the essence of life.


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