The water flow

Have you ever wondered what are blessings? If you pondered carefully you will realize we are surrounded by blessings. Look no far, you will find blessings in yourself. The eyes that we use to see, ears to hear, legs to take us to places, hands to do all kinds of work, intellect that makes us distinguishable from other animals; these are all blessings from our Creator. If there is even a bit of doubt if these aren't blessings, then think about giving it away or ask the ones who doesn't have these. Of such many uncountable blessings we have, perhaps the most desirable of them is water. As is with any desirable gifts, we should preserve it and not let it go as waste.

I come from Kolkata, capital city of West Bengal, India. Though it's not a port city, it's very near to the sea bay of Bengal. It is also in one of the dis-tributaries of river Ganga. The water is in abundance in my city. I have never faced scarcity of water in my city with an exception of a day or two. Although I've heard about some places in Rajasthan and Gujarat where people face immense drought, it wasn't in my destiny to practically feel what shortage of water causes until I had leave Kolkata due to call of duty. 4.5 years in Bangalore and 1 year in Hyderabad made me realize how importance water is to our life.

Water is distributed early morning in Toli Chowki locality, the place where I stay in Hyderabad. Locals are happy because by the time they wake up, their water tank is already full. On the way to the Masjid for early morning prayer it is really painful to see water trickling down from plenty of houses. People are lazy to even get up and switch off the motor machine so as to stop the water flow. I am not sure what they are; lazy or selfish. Just think of those who are deprived of this blessings. There's a beautiful campaign to illustrate the feelings to save water;

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by Sa’d while he was performing ablution. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ  said, “What is this extravagance?” Sa’d said, “Is there extravagance with water in ablution?” The Prophet said, “Yes, even if you were on the banks of a flowing river.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 425

Just think, of our actions. If this causes anger to our creator and He takes away the blessings we are enjoying now. The scary feeling is depicted in the aayah in Surah Mulk.