Practically everybody has become so alienated from the natural order. In the cities, except perhaps in Singapore, where their recycled water has been certified potable, one can no longer drink straight from the tap.

I remember when I was a child, we used to drink water from a big earthen jar. The water was cool always not cold. This was city life then
When the refrigerator became a household item we drank water placed in big glass pitchers kept inside the fridge. During the years when Tupperware became a status symbol, the glass pitchers were given away. This year, a nephew posted on Facebook the hazards of drinking water stored in plastic bottles. I told my husband about this and we immediately replaced our plastic containers. We have been drinking filtered water for almost two years now.

Our unit is on the 37th floor. This felt heavenly for me until I read that our bodies are meant to stay as close to the earth as possible. We don’t use an airconditioner; there is no need for one. Instead we have a humidistat that regulates the air.