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;

52 women 48 men;

70 coloureds 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 than 75% of the people in the world.

If you have a 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. (not counting outstanding housing and car loans?)

If you read this you are three times blessed because:

1. somebody just thought of you; (only if this was forwarded, otherwise you have thought of me instead!)
2. you don't belong to the 200 million people that cannot read; (ignorance is bliss); and
3. you have a computer! (that works)

As somebody once said:
- Work as if you don't need money, (like in Google?)
- Love as if you've never been hurt, (with China dolls?)
- Dance, as if nobody can see you, (in a senior citizens’ club?)
- Sing, as if no one can hear, (like in your own bathroom?)
- Live, as if the Earth was a heaven (no need to be a suicide bomber?)