Water : The Elixir of Life is an Essay written by Famous Indian Physicist, C.V Raman. The essay explores the theme of importance of water in human being’s life.
Water : The Elixir of Life By C.V Raman Summary
Summary of Water : The Elixir of Life By C.V Raman
In essay, writer tells us about the importance of water for human being, animal and living organisms. The writer has also emphasized the importance of trees and tells us that we should never cut trees no matter what happen.
The water is real elixir of immortality. There is a saying that one drop of elixir gives immortality. According to writer, the real elixir is water as it gives life to trees, humans and animals. The water has played a vital role in giving shape to Earth.
There are three main natural source of water which is rain, seawater and groundwater. The water makes land beautiful, when lakes fills with water it gives a very beautiful view of nature. Water plays a very important role in agriculture.
In south India, when ponds fills with water it helps farmers in farming. There are different types of ponds, few are small while few are very big in size. When morning sunlight reflect on water pond, it gives a amazing view. In ponds, sunrise and sunset gives one of the best view which we can see in our life.
The special thing about water is that it leaves soil and take soil with it. This is one of the main reason of different colors of water. In monsoon, when ponds fills with water, it shows a different kind of color of water. The color of water changes according to the soils. When soil water meets seawater, then its color changes from red to greenish.
The heavy rain in winter can cause soil erosion which creates lots of problem for human being. It affects farmers in farming, therefore we should always take right steps to avoid it. We can avoid it by planting appropriate plants.
The water is essential for every living organism on Earth. There is no life without water. Human beings farming depends on water. If there will be no water on earth, then there will be no crops or plants on Earth. We all exist because of water as our life completely depends on it. Every single drop of water matters.
We all should do something every day to save water. Every steps matters. You can save water by taking shorter bath, through less usage of water in washing vehicles and using it in right amount. We can save water by teaching our children the importance of water in human being life. Every steps matters no matter how small it is. So starts conserving water and save it as much as you can.
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