If we could…If we could…

……shrink the earth's population to a shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, village of precisely 100 people,

with all the existing human ratios with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, remaining the same,

it would look something like the it would look something like the following:following:

There would be:There would be:

57 Asians57 Asians

21 Europeans21 Europeans

14 from the Western Hemisphere, 14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and southboth north and south

8 Africans8 Africans

52 would be female52 would be female

48 would be male48 would be male

70 would be nonwhite70 would be nonwhite

30 would be white30 would be white

70 would be non-Christian70 would be non-Christian

30 would be Christian30 would be Christian

6 people would possess 59% of the 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and… entire world's wealth and…

all 6 would be from the United all 6 would be from the United States.States.

80 would live in substandard 80 would live in substandard housinghousing

70 would be unable to read70 would be unable to read

50 would suffer from malnutrition50 would suffer from malnutrition

1 would be near death; 1 would be near death;

1 would be near birth1 would be near birth

1 would have a college education1 would have a college education

1 would own a computer1 would own a computer

When one considers our world from When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, such a compressed perspective,

the need for acceptance, the need for acceptance, understanding and education understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.becomes glaringly apparent.

The following is also something to The following is also something to ponder...ponder...

If you woke up this morning with If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... more health than illness ...

you are more blessed than the million you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of danger of battle, the loneliness of

imprisonment, the agony of torture, imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ...or the pangs of starvation ...

you are ahead of 500 million people you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.in the world.

If you can attend a religious If you can attend a religious meeting without fear of meeting without fear of

harassment, arrest, torture, or harassment, arrest, torture, or death...death...

you are more blessed than three you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.billion people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof clothes on your back, a roof

overhead and a place to sleep ... overhead and a place to sleep ...

you are richer than 75% of this you are richer than 75% of this world.world.

If you have money in the bank, in If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a your wallet, and spare change in a

dish someplace ... dish someplace ...

you are among the top 8% of the you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.world's wealthy.

If your parents are still alive and still If your parents are still alive and still married ... married ...

you are very rare, even in the you are very rare, even in the United States and Canada.United States and Canada.

If you can read this message, you If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you, that someone was thinking of you,

and shared it with you.and shared it with you.

Furthermore, you are more blessed Furthermore, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the than over two billion people in the

world that cannot read at all.world that cannot read at all.

Someone once said:Someone once said:

Work like you don't need the money.Work like you don't need the money.Love like you've never been hurt.Love like you've never been hurt.

Dance like nobody's watching.Dance like nobody's watching.Sing like nobody's listening.Sing like nobody's listening.

Live like it's Heaven on Earth.Live like it's Heaven on Earth.