Earth Status report - 2007
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 | | | | |
70% coloured-skins | 30% caucasians | | |
89% heterosexuals | 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 | | 50% underfed | | 1 would die | | 2 would be born | | 1 would have a computer | | 1 (only one) will have 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 then 3 million people in the world.
If there is a food in your fridge, | | you have shoes and clothes, | | you have bed and a roof, | | you are richer then 75% of the people in the world. | | | |
If you have bank account, money in your wallet and some coins in the money-box, | | you belong to the 8% of the people on the world, who are well-to-do. | |
If you read this you are three times blessed because:
1. somebody just thought of you. | | 2 . you don't belong to the 200 million people
that cannot read. | | 3 . and... you have a computer! | |
As somebody once said:
" - Work as if you don't need money, | | - Love as if you've never been hurt, | | - Dance, as if nobody can see you, | | - Sing, as if no one can hear, | | - Live, as if the Earth was a heaven." | |
If you like, send this to people you call friends.
If you don't send this, nothing will happen. But,
if you send it - someone will smile | | |
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