With a well in their own yard, the family no longer has to worry about water usage for cooking and laundry

With a well in their own yard, the family no longer has to worry about water usage for cooking and laundry.

Before, water was a precious commodity. Water from washing vegetables was saved for watering plants, water from washing faces was conserved for flushing the toilet, and water for laundry was carefully managed, fearing it wouldn't last. Summer was the worst; even wanting to take an extra shower required careful consideration of how much water was left in the water tank. Eating, laundry, feeding livestock—water was essential for everything, and everything had to be meticulously planned.

Now it's different. With a well in their yard, water flows freely from the tap. Washing vegetables no longer needs to be conserved; they can be washed as many times as they want. Laundry no longer needs to be saved; they can wash whenever they want. The children can play in the water freely in the summer, since the well water is plentiful. Life has become much easier; there's no more worrying about how much water to use.

This feeling is incredibly reassuring. Water is readily available for cooking; water is readily available for cleaning the yard; and there's no need to worry about running out of water when relatives come to visit. You no longer need to get up in the middle of the night to fetch water, nor worry about the empty water tank. The well is right in the yard, water is at your feet, available whenever you need it.

The family needs water for everything—eating, washing clothes, bathing, feeding the livestock—but you no longer need to be frugal. You finally understand that a comfortable life isn't about having more or less money, but about having peace of mind. With water no longer a concern, life becomes more peaceful.

With a well in your own yard, the family no longer needs to carefully calculate water usage for eating and washing. From today onward, water is your freedom, and so is your freedom.