Water as the foundation of our lives

Yesterday I went for a walk in the city. I took advantage of the clear weather and cleared my lungs. I like to walk, because living things move, if they also are still, the juices flow inside their body. Water is our internal fluid base and our bodies contain a surprising amount of water. We feel its absence quickly and become thirsty. What is normal in most households in Hungary today, having a tap with running water, is an amazing miracle in many countries around the world. Hundreds of millions of people do not have access to clean fresh water. Our industry wastes an incredible amount of water, which we will miss! It is not at all uncommon for a company to take water away from people for the factory! It is irrational that the very basis of our lives is at risk. And most people let themselves be robbed and do nothing for themselves. Very few people really care about the basis of our lives - the living natural environment. Most people just want to eat and don't care about the real cost. Well, the world is reacting to us and is changing at an accelerating rate because of our stupid actions.

I looked thoughtfully at the Living Water Channel. I know that this part of the city is a little deeper. This area was often flooded when the river overflowed. Today, groundwater levels have dropped by 20-30 metres and the chances of major flooding have become extremely rare, because there is less rainfall in the catchments of our rivers. We are dramatically transforming the landscape! The former wetlands are disappearing at an astonishing rate, and so are the associated organisms. In the 21st century we should value our lives, the basis of our lives, the living world, much more. It all forms a system. You are not independent of your environment. We are on the same planet. I have been on the green for more than ten years. I see the drastic changes. I know exactly what I am writing about and what my purpose is, to make you aware that your life is in danger. Water is so important that we die of thirst in three days. A long weekend, which Hungarians love so much, and you won't live to see the next working week.  Important: dying of thirst is terrible.

At Christmas was small flooding of the rivers. We know that in winter it is vital to retain extra water. What happened? You will not believe it. The water went out of the country on our straightened and deep cut-bed rivers. The reason is that there is no way to divert the water to higher-lying canals. Gravity is a stubborn factor. So the landscape and the life-saving extra water was drained away. This is worrying news, there is very little snow on the Austrian ski slopes, but also in the Bihar mountains, where I go mountain mushrooming. I took a look at the local webcams and there really is no snow! No snow in the high mountains! Our rivers have their source in the mountains. 2022 was an extreme drought year. Unless there is a big and significant change in the weather, we are going into the year with very, very bad omens. It's time to seriously consider whether you're really doing all you can to protect your life. I find it depressing how people are not aware that they have to do something for their own survival. Without water, you die of thirst in three days. And so am I.