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A Glass of Water
Dec. 4th, 2002 12:28 amA Glass of Water
You go into the kitchen and get a glass of water. What work is that?
Well, someone will have to wash and dry the glass. They will then have to put it back in the cupboard. If you didn't put the glass in the kitchen, they will have to pick up the glass and take it to the kitchen before they can wash it.
Of course before they could do that, they will have to pay the for the water both to put in the glass and the water to wash the glass. They also had to go to the store and buy detergent and a dish towel. Of course, before that they had to go to the store to buy the glass itself.
Then there is the rent on the house in which the cupboard in which the glass is stored. In order to pay for all of that they had to work some type of job to pay for the rent, detergent, water, dish towel and glass.
This much time (and consequently money) all for a glass of water. How much more for the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the bed you sleep in? Whose work keeps you clean, warm and fed? Do you contribute? If someone else makes your glass of water possible, how do you treat them?
(Just a thought from Dawn who is feeling overworked and under-appreciated today.)
You go into the kitchen and get a glass of water. What work is that?
Well, someone will have to wash and dry the glass. They will then have to put it back in the cupboard. If you didn't put the glass in the kitchen, they will have to pick up the glass and take it to the kitchen before they can wash it.
Of course before they could do that, they will have to pay the for the water both to put in the glass and the water to wash the glass. They also had to go to the store and buy detergent and a dish towel. Of course, before that they had to go to the store to buy the glass itself.
Then there is the rent on the house in which the cupboard in which the glass is stored. In order to pay for all of that they had to work some type of job to pay for the rent, detergent, water, dish towel and glass.
This much time (and consequently money) all for a glass of water. How much more for the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the bed you sleep in? Whose work keeps you clean, warm and fed? Do you contribute? If someone else makes your glass of water possible, how do you treat them?
(Just a thought from Dawn who is feeling overworked and under-appreciated today.)
