We all know that water is necessary for life on our planet, but perhaps its relationship to mankind goes beyond simple sustenance. Lately, I have been contemplating whether there is not a deeper bond between humans and this life giving fluid. Humans are said to have been semi-aquatic creatures at some point in our past, similar to dolphins, whales and other cetaceans. If this is true then it may explain a fundamental connection between mankind and water.

Water has also long been known as a conduit for energy and electricity. This is well documented in science, Eastern religions, metaphysics and in many facts such as: human blood is nearly exactly the same ph and contains the same concentration of salt as sea water; people with ailments such as arthritis experience less pain after a relaxing soak in warm salt water; waves are the only tangible representation of energy that we can interact with in its physical form; and that, as humans, we breath fluid for the first nine months of life.

I am not a scientist but I do know that I never feel more alive than I do after a surf session or day spent in the water. It is these moments that I live for like none other; moments that remind me that I am alive. You don't have to be a scientist to recognize a truth as simple as this: water is in our blood. So with this in mind, isn't it about time we started treating water like the limited commodity that it is and start taking better care of this precious resource?

I have always been drawn to wild places; places stark and perhaps a bit dangerous.They call to me whether in the soft symphony of waves crashing against the shore, the wind whistling through high mountain peaks, or the simple solitude of a desert sunrise.I just can't help but be humbled by the raw beauty of our world and the lessons it has to give.

Perhaps it is that in the insulated environment of modern life, we simply don'tinteract with nature as we once did.Maybe it because wild places are becoming more and more scarce as our species crowds the planet.Whatever the case, the natural world seems farther away than ever and is under a constant assault from a plethora of issues including pollution, overuse of resources and more.

It is for precisely these reasons though, that we need nature now more than ever.To remind us of the beauty all around us, or simply to let us know that we are still alive.It is in these wild places that we truly find ourselves, when we feel the Earth's energy surge through our bodies and seep into our spirits.It calls to us all, reminding us that a little wildness resides deep within each of us too.

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