This pure, colorless liquid, this strange substance that makes things grow. That all living things must have. Water is a great mystery. We all know water is H2O. Two atoms of hydrogen, one of oxygen. How simple can you get? Yet no one has made water in a practical way, in great quantity. Why not? Hydrogen is readily available, and so is oxygen. Chemists, why haven’t you put two and one together? What’s the holdup?
Richard, your reflections on water stayed with me over the weekend. This morning, with the first strokes of my swim practice I felt grateful for the magic of water (instead of wishing I were already done!).
A majestic literary hymn to water. Thank you, Richard.
An overdue and beautiful ode to that essential elixir. We need reminders to be thankful occasionally. Thanks.
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Richard, your reflections on water stayed with me over the weekend. This morning, with the first strokes of my swim practice I felt grateful for the magic of water (instead of wishing I were already done!).
Thanks so much, Olivier! I’m still mystified!