Although I have lived in a very privileged town my whole life, it was unsurprising to me that so many deaths are caused by water impurities annually. Although I am surrounded by water on all sides, I am still unable to drink the water that is near where I live, as it is ocean water. However I am lucky enough to have an outside source of water available nearby so it is not a problem most of the time.
However what was surprising to me was the toll that the lack of water takes outside of health issues. Sure, the idea of serious issues such as death or diarrhea had crossed my mind, but I hadn't truly previously thought about the repercussions it would have on things such as school attendance and working days. It was nearly baffling to read that achieving the millennium goals for water by the year 2015 would save approximately 2 million lives over the next decade. It was also moving to read about water being a basic human right. It is actually disappointing to even think that somebody would have to propose water as a human right as such a thing should be common sense. However, soon after reading the price tag on such a task, it became clear why this task is practically unachievable. Water is a basic human right, and is is my belief that any measures that need to be taken to allow each individual this right must be taken.
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