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Earth Status Report - 2006
If the population of the Earth were 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 48% men
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 th a n 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."
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