If the population of the earth was reduced to that of a small town with
100 people, it would look something like this:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 Americans (northern and southern)
8 Africans
52 Women and 48 Men
70 Coloured-skins and 30 Caucasians
89 Heterosexuals and 11 Homosexuals
6 people would own 59% of the whole world wealth and all of them will
be from the United States of America
80 would have bad living conditions, 70 would be uneducated and 50
underfed
1 would die and 2 would be born
1 would have a computer and 1 (only one) will have a higher education
When you look at the world from this point of view, you can see there is
a real need for solidarity, understanding, patience and education. Also
think about the following. This morning, if you woke up healthy, then
you are happier than the 1 million people that will not survive next week.
If you never suffered a war, the loneliness of the jail cell, the agony of
torture, or hunger, you are happier than 500 million people in the world.
If you can enter into a church (mosque) without fear of jail or death, you
are happier than 3 million people in the world. If there is food in your
fridge, you have shoes and clothes, you have a bed and a roof, you are
richer than 75% of the people in the world.
If you have a bank account, money in your wallet and some coins in the
money box, you belong to the 8% of the people in the world, who are
well-to-do.
If you read this you are three times blessed because:
• Somebody just thought of you.
• You don’t belong to the 200 million people that cannot read.
• And…you have a computer!
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