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Aug 22, 2005 14:23

If we could turn the earth
into a small community of 100 people
keeping the same proportions we have nowadays
it would be something like this:

61 Asians
12 Europeans
13 Africans
14 North & South Americans

50 men
50 women

26 are white
74 are not white

67 are not Christian
33 are Christian

6 people own
59% of the whole community wealth

80 people live in poverty
14 can't read
33 die of famine
just 7 will have a higher education
just 8 own a computer

If you've never seen a relative die in a war
If you've never been a slave
If you've never been tortured
You are luckier than 500 million people

If you keep your food in a fridge
Your clothes in a closet
You have a roof over your head
And a bed to sleep in
You are richer than 75% of the entire world population

If you have a bank account
You are a part of the 8% wealthiest people in the world

If you can read these words
You are luckier than the 1 billion people
who can't read at all.

Makes you realize just how lucky you are.
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