One cubic metre: a reflection on water for mystery, learning and peace

Water surprises. Water tests and taxes us. Its complex attributes promote learning, teaching and understanding, which are also key ingredients in the promotion of peace-making. That it has many forms may explain why we see water either disjointedly or synergistically. Water is flow, depth, volume, timing, energy, food, physical sustenance, mental recovery, poison, warmth and natural habitat. Water combines and divides. It is withdrawn, leaked, stored and discovered. It is engineering, economics, law – and more; water supports nature, lives and livelihoods. Water is highly transitional and perspectival; depending on where you are, when and who you represent, you’ll see water in markedly different ways.

For the full article visit the world peace foundation website

Theme by Danetsoft and Danang Probo Sayekti inspired by Maksimer