> > THIS IS WORTH READING FOR THE STATISTICS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD WE
> >LIVE IN. IT COMES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES.
> >
> > Let us not be stopped by that which divides us but look for that which
> >unites us
> >
> >
> >
> > If we could reduce the worlds population to a village of precisely
> >100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, the
> >demographics would look something like this:
> >
> > 60 Asians
> > 12 Europeans
> > 5 Americans and Canadians
> > 8 Latin Americans
> > 14 Africans
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 49 would be female
> > 51 would be male
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 82 would be non-white
> > 18 white
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 89 heterosexual
> > 11 homosexual
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 33 would be Christian
> > 67 would be non-Christian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > a. 5 would control 32% of the entire worlds wealth, and
> >all of them would be US citizens
> >
> >
> > a.. 80 would live in substandard housing
> >
> >
> > a.. 24 would not have any electricity
> > (And of the 76% that do have electricity, most would only
> >use it for light at night.)
> >
> >
> > a.. 67 would be unable to read
> >
> >
> > 1 (only one) would have a college education.
> >
> >
> > a.. 50 would be malnourished and 1 dying of starvation
> >
> >
> > a.. 33 would be without access to a safe water supply
> >
> >
> > a.. 1 would have HIV
> >
> >
> > a.. 1 near death
> >
> >
> > a.. 2 would be near birth
> >
> >
> > a.. 7 people would have access to the Internet
> >
> >
> >
> > If to take a look at the world from this condensed perspective,
> > the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes
> >evident.
> >
> > Think of it!
> >
> > If you woke up this morning with more health than sickness,
> > you are luckier than the million that will not survive this week.
> >
> > If you have never experienced a war,
> >
> >
> > a loneliness of an imprisonment,
> >
> >
> > an agony of tortures
> >
> >
> > or a famine
> >
> >
> >
> > You are happier, than 500 million persons in this world.
> >
> > If you are able to go to church, mosque or synagogue without fear of
> >harassment, arrest, torture or death,
> > you are happier, than 3 billion persons in this world.
> >
> > a.. If there is a meal in your refrigerator,
> >
> >
> > a.. if you are dressed and have got shoes,
> >
> >
> > a.. if you have a bed and a roof above your head,
> >
> >
> > you are better off, than 75% of people in this world.
> >
> >
> >
> > If your parents are still alive and still married,
> > then you are a rarity.
> >
> > a.. If you have a bank account,
> >
> >
> > a.. money in your purse
> >
> >
> > a.. and there is some trifle in your coin box,
> >
> >
> > you belong to 8% of well-provided people in this world.
> >
> >
> >
> > If you read this text, you are blessed three times as much, because
> >
> > 1.. Someone has thought of you;
> >
> >
> > 2.. You do not belong to those 2 billion people which cannot
> >read
> >
> >
> > 3.. and... you have had your computer!
> >
> >
> >
> > Someone has told once:
> >
> > a.. Work like you don't need money,
> >
> >
> > a.. Love like you've never been hurt,
> >
> >
> > a.. Dance like nobody's watching,
> >
> >
> > a.. Sing like nobody's listening,
> >
> >
> > a.. Be surprised, like you were born yesterday,
> >
> >
> > a.. Tell the truth and you don't have to remember anything,
> >
> >
> > a.. Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is your World!
> >
> > And you are able to make changes!
> >
> > Hasten to do good works!
> >
> > Think of it!
If there were only 100 people left on the planet...
by worldtraveller 10 Replies latest jw friends
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worldtraveller
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BabaYaga
...how many of them are annointed?
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blueviceroy
wow how lucky not to suffer
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tula
world traveler, that was a very interesting post. I enjoyed reading it. It was a very creative way of expressing the statistics. Thank you for posting that food for thought.
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brinjen
Certainly give you a different perspective of the world around you, thank you for sharing this!
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The Oracle
very interesting world traveller,
thanks for posting the info for us!
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REBORNAGAIN
I read that once before, but totally forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder. Yes, we are pretty lucky compared to the majority on this globe. We can certainly count our blessings everyday and should.
LINDA
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AlphaOmega
These figures certainly put a different light on things.
They can also be found in a book printed which is really well illustrated.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Were-Village-David-Smith/dp/0713668806
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changeling
Thank you!
changeling
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Gregor
Wow, I'm glad I'm a white American. Please don't hate me.