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A tale of two seas

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Nandini Srivastava

The document contrasts the Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee. The Dead Sea receives water from the Jordan River but has no outlet, so the water evaporates, leaving the sea extremely salty with no life. The Sea of Galilee also receives water from the Jordan River, but the water passes through it and flows out, keeping the sea vibrant with many types of plants and fish. The lesson is that we should ensure we have outlets in our own lives to give love, wealth, and other things we receive, and not just accumulate without sharing, otherwise we risk becoming like the lifeless Dead Sea.

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A Tale of Two Seas Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea.
A Tale of Two Seas As you probably recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake, not a sea (and as my Geography teacher pointed out, if you understood that, it would guarantee 4 marks in the term paper!) It’s so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You can almost lie down and read a book! The salt in the Dead Sea is as high as 35% - almost 10 times the normal ocean water.
And all that saltiness has meant that there is no life at all in the Dead Sea. No fish. No vegetation. No sea animals. Nothing lives in the Dead Sea. And hence the name: Dead Sea.
A Tale of Two Seas While the Dead Sea has remained etched in my memory, I don't seem to recall learning about the Sea of Galilee in my school Geography lesson. So when I heard about the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and the tale of the two seas - I was intrigued. Turns out that the Sea of Galilee is just north of the Dead Sea. Both the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea receive their water from river Jordan. And yet, they are very, very different.
Unlike the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee is pretty, resplendent with rich, colorful marine life. There are lots of plants. And lots of fish too. In fact, the Sea of Galilee is home to over twenty different types of fishes.
Same region, same source of water, and yet while one sea is full of life, the other is dead. How come?
Here’s apparently why. But the Dead Sea is so far below the The River Jordan flows into mean sea level, that it has no outlet. the Sea of Galilee and then The water flows in from the river flows out. The water simply Jordan, but does not flow out. There passes through the Sea of are no outlet streams. It is estimated Galilee in and then out - that over 7 million tons of water and that keeps the sea evaporate from the Dead Sea every healthy and vibrant, day. Leaving it salty. Too full of teeming with marine life. minerals. And unfit for any marine life. The Dead Sea takes water from the Result? Let us think about River Jordan, and it. No life at all. holds it. It does not give.
Life is not just about getting. Its about giving. We all need to be a bit like the Sea of Galilee.
A Tale of Two Seas We are fortunate to get wealth, knowledge, love and respect. But if we don't learn to give, we could all end up like the Dead Sea. The love and the respect, the wealth and the knowledge could all evaporate. Like the water in the Dead Sea. . If we get the Dead Sea mentality of merely taking in more water, more money, more everything, the results can be disastrous.
A Tale of Two Seas Good idea to make sure that in the sea of your own life, you have outlets. Many outlets. For love and wealth - and everything else that you get in your life Make sure you don't just get, you give too. Open the taps. And you'll open the floodgates to happiness. Make that a habit. To share. To give. And experience life!! Experience the magic!!!
Flowing water means life! Nature shows the way!

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A tale of two seas

  • 1. A Tale of Two Seas Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea.
  • 2. A Tale of Two Seas As you probably recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake, not a sea (and as my Geography teacher pointed out, if you understood that, it would guarantee 4 marks in the term paper!) It’s so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You can almost lie down and read a book! The salt in the Dead Sea is as high as 35% - almost 10 times the normal ocean water.
  • 3. And all that saltiness has meant that there is no life at all in the Dead Sea. No fish. No vegetation. No sea animals. Nothing lives in the Dead Sea. And hence the name: Dead Sea.
  • 4. A Tale of Two Seas While the Dead Sea has remained etched in my memory, I don't seem to recall learning about the Sea of Galilee in my school Geography lesson. So when I heard about the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and the tale of the two seas - I was intrigued. Turns out that the Sea of Galilee is just north of the Dead Sea. Both the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea receive their water from river Jordan. And yet, they are very, very different.
  • 5. Unlike the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee is pretty, resplendent with rich, colorful marine life. There are lots of plants. And lots of fish too. In fact, the Sea of Galilee is home to over twenty different types of fishes.
  • 6. Same region, same source of water, and yet while one sea is full of life, the other is dead. How come?
  • 7. Here’s apparently why. But the Dead Sea is so far below the The River Jordan flows into mean sea level, that it has no outlet. the Sea of Galilee and then The water flows in from the river flows out. The water simply Jordan, but does not flow out. There passes through the Sea of are no outlet streams. It is estimated Galilee in and then out - that over 7 million tons of water and that keeps the sea evaporate from the Dead Sea every healthy and vibrant, day. Leaving it salty. Too full of teeming with marine life. minerals. And unfit for any marine life. The Dead Sea takes water from the Result? Let us think about River Jordan, and it. No life at all. holds it. It does not give.
  • 8. Life is not just about getting. Its about giving. We all need to be a bit like the Sea of Galilee.
  • 9. A Tale of Two Seas We are fortunate to get wealth, knowledge, love and respect. But if we don't learn to give, we could all end up like the Dead Sea. The love and the respect, the wealth and the knowledge could all evaporate. Like the water in the Dead Sea. . If we get the Dead Sea mentality of merely taking in more water, more money, more everything, the results can be disastrous.
  • 10. A Tale of Two Seas Good idea to make sure that in the sea of your own life, you have outlets. Many outlets. For love and wealth - and everything else that you get in your life Make sure you don't just get, you give too. Open the taps. And you'll open the floodgates to happiness. Make that a habit. To share. To give. And experience life!! Experience the magic!!!
  • 11. Flowing water means life! Nature shows the way!