Irrawaddy

We can’t survive without water. Therefore, water is essential for our daily lives. We can get water from natural water resources such as ground waters, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers and seas. We never use sea water for drinking because of its salty taste. In order to solve our daily water consumption, we move to the nearest places to the natural water resources to get the portable water. That is why the numerous villages, towns and cities are established beside the lakes, streams, rivers and seas. Besides that, Myanmar is an agricultural country. Therefore, water is elemental for growing plants and crops.
There are four main rivers flowing across the country. The biggest and famous river is called the “Irrawaddy River”.
How much Irrawaddy means to people of Myanmar?
Irrawaddy is a remarkable landmark in Myanmar. It is a very useful main waterway for trading the goods from North to South in the country. Many people are utilizing the Irrawaddy River for their various livelihood activities such as fishing, swimming, sailing, trading, and daily water consumption and so on. Not many think about paying back to her.
Whenever I am thinking about Irrawaddy, I frequently recognize that “Things are to be used. People are to be loved.” Randy Pausch said. These two statements remind us to think what we should prioritize in our lives. We have many various priorities. Most of them are stemmed from our egos and self-center thinking. We always fail to think for those who are always with us in good times and bad times.
Irrawaddy is not a normal river. By the courtesy of the mighty Irrawaddy, crops have flourished, fortunes have been made, glistening palaces and Temples built, courageous and heroic souls are kept at peace in the course of Myanmar’s history.
If there is no Irrawaddy in near future, for sure, millions of Myanmar people will suffer. In a way, we have to survive as if we all are in the desert.