The Attraction to Water

The Attraction to Water

            The plane boarded, there were people from all over the world. The languages being spoken were unusually beautiful but all of us were headed in one direction, the South Pacific. The thought of beautiful beaches and a cultural difference causes most to want to travel and experience another life style. The article, “A History of The Human Attraction to Water” does bring to light why people have always been so drawn to water. Through the joys of recreation to the fact that our bodies are made up of the water element this article gives a short but insightful perspective on the attraction to water.

            What is it that makes people so drawn, is it the fact that our bodies are made up of mostly water, or that we need it to survive. According to the reading it states, “we can not normally go more than several days without it before we become so dehydrated that we can not function well or at all.” Is this why we are so drawn to water?  This made me think that there has to be some sort of magnetism between it and us. Just today my husband and I walked out side in search of the ocean. I know that he is drawn to it for reasons than drinking but the pure enjoyment of surfing the waves that this vast sea produces.

            Recreation is another reason why people are drawn, the surfing, boating, swimming and just basking in the sun on a white sand beach sounds pretty amazing. Though how did it begin, how did people all of a sudden learn to swim well the article made a very clear description of just how it may have of became, “they needed to get to the other side” simple enough. Whatever that body of water may have been there was probably some sort of enticement for those that swam across the first body of water. From there boats, and surfboards have been made, and perfected and now people purchase these expensive toys to fully enjoy what they have always been attracted to.

            This article was a great way to shed a little more light on my discovery of why the sun and the sea are so perfect together. Sol y Mar is an attraction with fun attached to in in everyday.

The article: A History of The Human Attraction to Water

Yoshida, Rachel. "A History of The Human Attraction to Water." Articlesbase 2008. Web. 12 Feb 2012. <http://www.articlesbase.com/nature-articles/a-history-of-the-human-attraction-to-water-551057.html>.