Water : Friend or Enemy for Us?

Water is very essential for us. Water is our basic need. Even our bodies are composed from water. Our bodies also need water. It has many functions for our bodies. For example; water is needed for our metabolism, water also help the process of cells for changing when it has damaged, and many others. When we feel thirsty, we drink some water. We also consume some water which is contained in food when we have breakfast, lunch or dinner. Where ever we go, we can easily enough to find water in our beloved country, Indonesia. Of course, it is very hard to find it when we are in a desert, isn’t it?

            Living things (including us, as human being) are built from water. They need water to survive. They use water to drink, to eat and other basic needs which use water. For example; human being consume water at least two litres per day. Need of water is an absolute for all living creatures. Water existence is truly needed. In spite of needing water, we consume only a little of it. I live in Cirebon, where pure water doesn’t matter.

            I wrote this article when I remembered one moment, when I was in a bus from Bandung to Jatinangor. I saw from inside, it was flooding in every where-when the bus got a traffic jam because the flood. I remembered that it was in Gede Bage. The height of water reached approximately fifty metres. It caused many vehicles could not move, including the bus with me inside. Immediately my brain thought about Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, which almost always flood stricken when the rainy season is coming. There were two reasons which is causing of that flood. They were local flood that overflowed Ciliwung river and the consigment flood from Bogor area. (This Information was taken from Kompas, a daily newspaper.) What do you think about that? A capital city of Indonesia almost always get flood stricken in every year? What the world will say?

            By reading a little description from me above, we realize that water can be a friend or enemy for us. The important thing is we have to take care of our environment where we live in or else. We will get warnings if we don’t take care our environment.

            Let’s save our water for our selves in the future, not only for us, but also for all our next generation.