Trade-Offs

We have no running water. Even our one fail-safe bathroom sink faucet (which has now also been used to wash clothes and dishes) is dripped dry. I never realized before coming to India how much I took water for granted in the US: to take a shower, do the dishes, boil a pot of pasta...

On the other hand, we now have internet in our apartment. Fast, reliable internet, which doesn't go on strike during normal business hours like our old one.

I smile at my all-too easy thought experiment. I'll gladly take the internet.