Don't Waste It

You hear about it in the news, you learn about it in school, but is saving water and reducing our usage of it actually important? The answer is, yes. Did you know that only 1% of all the water on Earth is drinkable? We should be extremely grateful to be able to access it, and should preserve water as we not only need it to survive, but it also gives future generations an opportunity to thrive and it's essential for the environment. 

My first reason for why we should use water efficiently and not waste it, is because we need water to remain alive and would quickly die without it. By wasting water, we are wasting a crucial resource that is necessary for survival! For example, millions of people in the world are currently suffering sickness and death due to a lack of water. This is because it is becoming a scarce resource. In some countries, people have to go to unimaginable lengths to be able to obtain water for sustaining their life. Many times, this water isn't even clean, and can pass on fatal diseases to them. There is an immense chance this will soon happen to other countries, as most of the world's water is being used up. This is why we should be grateful that we can access water, and we should reduce our consumption of it by not wasting it. 

My second reason why we shouldn't waste water is that if we waste it all now, future generations won't have it to survive. They will only get the world in the condition we leave it in, and if we leave it in a condition without water, they will die out and the human race will end. For example, the world is already running out of water, and many children these days, born in poorer countries, are dying out due to having no water. If this is the condition now, imagine what will happen in a few decades time. Nobody will have a fair chance to live like we do currently. For this reason, we should stop wasting water, and ensure that generations after us do not die out due to dehydration. 

Lastly, water is essential for the environment. If we limit our usage of water by not wasting it, the flora and fauna on Earth will be able to thrive. Just like humans, they also need it to remain alive, and we need them to remain alive. If plants die out due to having no water, so will we because of a lack of oxygen. This means that the entire eco-system on Earth relies on water, including us, plants and animals. Therefore, if we limit our unnecessary consumption of water we will be able to keep the environment alive. The less we consume, the less pollution we create, the more beneficial it is to our Earth. This is why we shouldn't waste water and use it wisely, providing relief to everything around us.

In summary, these are three important reasons why we shouldn't waste water. It saves the environment, provides future generations with a chance to thrive and is vital for our survival. So go out today, and start making a change in the world by saving water, and all of Earth.

A Strange New World (story)

 I was laying on what seemed like a thousand buzzing city lights, wondering if I could ever get back to the real world. A shrill, sharp sound suddenly echoed in the air, and I knew another day had gone by in this treacherous strange new world. I could feel my back and my dark brown hair slightly burning from the scorching heat below me, but I chose to remain there, on the circuit board, looking out toward radiating lights that looked like a whole metropolis. Delicate tears started to roll down my cheek as the surges of electrical currents continued, making the place look like a high-tech human city.

 I remembered how it had all started. I had bought a new computer, and the second it powered up, I had been transmitted to this place. It was horrific, and I wished for nothing more than to go back home. My mum, dad and siblings must have been waiting for me, but they weren't here, were they? I realised the emptiness inside of the hollow world of this computer was so overwhelming! I sighed, before standing up and walking out toward the "city". Too much time had been wasted crying, and I wasn't going to let another precious second go. The icy-cold hands of home-sickness were suffocating me, but also providing me with a surge of will-power to get home. My footsteps lit up the board, and the buzzing sounds of electrical currents continued. It was beautiful in a sense really, but that didn't make it any less traumatic. "Hello! Oh my gosh, another person!" shouted out a high-pitched voice. This filled me with absolute shock! I had never even thought there could be someone else in this prison! Suddenly, a girl with wavy black hair walked out from behind a tower. "I have so much to say!" she brightly exclaimed, showing me that she had been stuck too. "What are you doing here?" she asked. All of a sudden, for some strange reason, I broke down into tears and started to tell her my story. 

 

We continued talking to each other for some time, until she told me "I know a way to escape. Come with me to the CPU, and together we can make it out, I think. There's two strange hand pointer symbols there, and I think they mean something." It was a long, tiring walk to the CPU and if we made it there without getting lost, there was no actual evidence that the "hand pointer symbols" would allow us access out. If it did work however, I would get to see my family again. That was enough motivation for me. Nothing really mattered anymore, other than escaping.

 

I spent the next two days following the girl, and we became good friends. She showed me, that there was always happiness in the darkest of times, if only one remembered to turn on the light. After two days, we reached the CPU. It was a bright tower, wider than any other, and all the streams of electricity on the ground were coming from there. On the corner of the CPU wall was indeed two hand-pointer symbols, that had a mysterious glow emitting from them. "You go touch the left one. I'll touch the right." said the girl, who had suddenly become monotonous and solemn. "What's wrong?" I asked. She didn't reply, but instead rolled up the sleeve of her shirt. All of a sudden, realisation came crashing down onto me. There was a thousand tiny little electricity lines running right up her arm. “I'm the mother of this computer, I represent the motherboard.” she whispered, turning away from me, and placing her hand on the symbol. "Only I can grant you access out. I'm doing so, because you looked sad to be here. But you also looked sad there. Outside, in your world, I saw you crying, so I brought you here. Forgive me." she said slowly, as rage started to burn inside me. "How dare you?" I simply stated, before walking up to the hand pointer symbol and placing my hand on top of it. “Thank you for helping me, but don’t you dare ever do that again.” I said, while the world faded back into my home.

 When I realised I was back, I broke into joyful tears. I remembered how the last time I had been here, I was crying and throwing a tantrum, which I now promise to never do again. I realised I was incredibly blessed to have my family, and I would be lonely without them. I ran to my family downstairs and told them how much I loved them. They looked delighted to see me, and I was soon bathing in the comfort of my family’s love!