Water

Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink
Last night I took a glass of water to bed with me so I could leave it next to my bed in case I got thirsty at night. I can only drink the water from a purified water bubbler that they have because the tap water in not clean. The family drinks the purified water as well.
In the morning i took the glass of water from the night before and poured it down the sink because I didnt drink it during the night and I felt that it was old because it had been siting out all night.
The mother of my Guatemalan family looked at me and said ¨why didnt you drink that, why are you pouring that out¨. All the sudden is occured to me that this water was not something to be wasted. Thet you never just poor out this clean water that they must have to pay for. I felt terrible. It is something that I would not have thought of unless she had said something to me. The look on her face was of confusion because she could not understand why I would be so wasteful with clean water. I apologized and went to my room to ponder what else in my life I waste... it is a long list.