I was shocked at the spectacle I was watching.
People were running around on the street, in a dust-storm of colours, flinging water at each other. They were tossing water from their houses, many storeys high, at the chaotic crowd below. The people were throwing water balloons and using guns to squirt streams of water all around. Nobody seemed to care about the water that they were wasting. If only they knew what us village folk have to bear. I was almost in tears, but I held them back.
I knew the cost of a single bucket of water….
Word Count: 99
Prompt:
The Dark Netizen 
Indeed. 🙂
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Yes. Very true. 😐
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Sad reality! 😦
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Very true. In rural areas people drink out of small puddles which are not even hygienic. Every other activity is carried out in the same water body.
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Exactly! 😦
It is a severe health hazard!
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I see what you did there. A little carryover from Holi. I’m from California where we have had drought issues. Nothing as depressing as your story. A few years ago, there was a big push to conserve water, which we collectively did. Then the water company raised our water rates because people weren’t using as much water.
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I really like this. I was thinking on how disgusting on so many levels is a “water park” when so many lack water to drink. And yes, in the USA too.
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I agree! 😦
So much wastage! Only for a little bit of entertainment..
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The reality of water!
Well portrayed!
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Thank You! 🙂 😀
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This one weighs on the heart. Very nicely done!
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Thanks so much, Violet! 😀
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Good use of the prompt to show the disparity of water. I stand behind our Water Walkers who are showing us the value of a resource we waste mindlessly in the US, especially out west.
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Thanks so much, Charli! 🙂
It sure is a crisis that needs backing from our side
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An excellent response. It is the same in Africa where we experience water shortages regularly.
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A powerful lesson that needs to be taught – and learned. Well done.
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