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.