Explanation of water

Sahro Mohed Aden

Water is a backbone of our life because of the following:

  1. Without water I cannot live
  2. Without water I cannot do anything
  3. Without water I cannot wash my clothes
  4. Without water nobody can live
  5. Without water all things are dead
  6. Without water nobody can learn
  7. Without water means without marriage
  8. No world without water
  9. Without water means no life
  10. Nobody can be here without water

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