Till It's Gone Analysis

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Until It’s Gone Joni Mitchell once said, “You don’t know what you got till it’s gone.” Odds are, you knew what you had, but you thought you’d never lose it. In this world we often take things for granted, people and possessions. We fall short of realizing the true value of things around us. We do not realize that we need to acknowledge the things we have before they become the things we had. For example, there are some things we do not realize we are taking advantage of, like running water. Running water provides us the luxury of showers and baths, being able to flush a toilet, and washing clothes and dishes. These are just some of the basic things we enjoy every day because of running water. Today, water is easily transported through pipes

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