I needed to be at the seminar by 7am and the water was no where near coming on for me to shower, brush my teeth, wash my face to go about my day. I had a bottle of water in my room so I managed to do light washing and brushed my teeth. This did not allow me to wash my hair or have that refreshing, long, hot shower that starts my day, washing off the past ready for a great day.
I went about my day feeling less than mentally and physically tip top. I had bed head all day. I found that I felt a bit off all day. The lack of the shower in this hotel caused me to feel angry that I had to pay for my room and not receive the most basic convenience I would expect from my hotel.
This truly was a minor inconvenience when perspective is in place. It brought my attention to the villagers in remote Zambia and other places in the world that couldn't even fathom having a hot shower or even a shower daily let alone ever. I thought of the women in the villages that have to walk for hours to gain access to water to cook with and drink and how little water they can actually bring back as they have to carry all the water they gather.
Our modern blessed conveniences are a true blessing. We are able to shower, run water to brush our teeth, water our gardens and lawns. We pay for bottled water because tap water doesn't taste as good. Imagine all that taken away, all those conveniences gone and the little water you can get your hands on, you need to survive, to live and hope you have enough when your child gets sick from diarrhea so he or she does not die.
All people in the world deserve to have access to water to drink to maintain longer, healthier lives. Spend today thinking about those with little or none every time you access water to drink, shower, brush your teeth...swim. Now, that is true abundance.
