| As I sat on my back porch today and watched it | | | | this planet could sustain itself without water. As |
| rain, I began to notice the rain as it bounced off | | | | humans, we are upwards of 80% water |
| of the leaves of the tree in my back yard. I | | | | ourselves. So it seems to me that our natural |
| noticed that as the rain fell, it helped the leaves | | | | place in the world is to lay in the lowest of places |
| on the tree to fall as it is now late autumn. I | | | | and give those places life. |
| began to think about the importance of rain and | | | | This is supported by some of the greatest people |
| water and realized that everything in life that we | | | | in history. Take mother Teresa for example. She |
| experience has a lesson, a purpose. Something to | | | | spent her life in the worst places on the planet. |
| teach us that we previously didn't know or truly | | | | Places that run rampant with disease, hunger, |
| understand. | | | | war, and many other horrible examples of |
| I began to think about how the rain was actually | | | | existence that most of us don't even have to |
| helping the tree to shed it's leaves and prepare | | | | think about in our entire lives. She did so because |
| for the winter months. Trees lose their leaves so | | | | she wanted to make a difference in those places. |
| that they are able to sustain themselves and | | | | This is each of our true nature. To give to the |
| resources for the winter. The rain was helping | | | | world more than we take. To offer a solution and |
| that tree to do so. Not only that, but it was also | | | | opportunity for our true water nature to aid and |
| giving the tree much needed water in order to | | | | help the lowest of places. The greatest minds in |
| prepare itself for the long months ahead. | | | | history have all created solutions to our daily lives. |
| Then I began to think about how trees help | | | | Something as simple as toilet paper allows us to |
| water. Trees help to warm the planet during the | | | | maintain a cleaner, healthier environment. |
| summer months which causes evaporation and | | | | Coffee makers allow us the comfort of saving |
| rain. It's a never ending cycle of this helping that | | | | time. Alarm clocks, computers, cars, better shoes |
| to help itself. I also began to think of water and | | | | and clothing. All of these inventions came into |
| how incredibly powerful it is. | | | | being as solutions to daily problems to allow each |
| It flows in the lowest of places. It naturally, | | | | and every one of us the chance to live happier, |
| without effort, carves it's path in the lowest of | | | | more fulfilling, more enjoyable lives. |
| spots. Without effort, water is able to start as a | | | | So the real question is what you have to |
| hole in the ground and begin to flow until it finds a | | | | contribute to the world that makes your life, and |
| larger flowing water system, and eventually ends | | | | everyone elses life better. How can you help |
| up in the ocean. At times, it even becomes an | | | | trees help themselves, which helps water to |
| extremely powerful force of nature as it causes | | | | move and travel. What is your gift and solution to |
| floods, creates waterfalls, and erodes the ground | | | | our daily lives that allows you to lay in the lowest |
| around it. | | | | of places and bring life to this world. |
| But water is also the source of life. Nothing on | | | | |