We had a wildly successful second community visit today. At the end of the lessons with the women community members, Misrak asked if they had any questions. One woman asked if we had brought anything for them. While Misrak was considering how to answer, an older woman named Arima said, “Today we have learned that water is life. We will pass on the knowledge you have given us to our children and our grandchildren.” She then pointed to our bus parked nearby, in the midst of the goats and donkeys. “This knowledge is worth more than if you filled that whole bus with money. The money would soon disappear, but the knowledge will last forever.”
Would you trade a whole busload of money for the knowledge of how to make and keep your water safe, or how to properly dispose of your own waste to prevent illness in your family and community? Please consider Arima’s words the next time you get a glass of pure, safe water from your tap or flush your toilet or think your water bill is too expensive. As for me, I learned a valuable lesson from Arima today – about what is truly priceless.
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