But that is just the flow of the river. Just the flow of the river. Sometimes, I watch the river. When the river is high, the water is brown, surging, powerful as it carries with it branches and debris. Whatever is put into the river upstream finds its way downstream.
Human beings have a long-standing special relationship with the river.
From Eden, one river watered the garden, and it divided into four rivers, which watered the earth. The river provides for our thirst. The river provides a place for us to clean our clothes, our utensils, our tools, even our selves. The river provides transportation. The river provides electrical power.