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In Proportion... If we could turn the population of the earth into a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions we have today, it would look something like this: - 61 Asians, 12 Europeans, 14 Americans (North & South America), 13 Africans, 1 Australian - 67 non-Christians, 33 Christians (Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox) - 10 are homosexuals - 41 live without basic sanitation - 16 live without an improved water source - 8 have a computer and only 4 have internet - 6 people would own 59% of the entire wealth of the community - 13 are people hungry or malnourished, 14 can't read, 7 are educated at a secondary level - 25 struggle to live on US$1.00 a day or less, 47 struggle to live on US$2.00 per day or less Of the village's total annual expenditures of just over US$3,000,000 per year: - $181,000 is spent on weapons and warfare - $159,000 is spent on education - $132,000 is spent on health care If you keep your food in a refrigerator and your clothes in a closet, you are richer than 75% of the entire world population. If you have a bank account, you're one of the wealthiest 30%. Puts things a bit in perspective eh? If you're reading this, no matter who you are, you're probably really really blessed. (Adopted from Brian's sunday school class.) posted by jamescl | 11:27 PM
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Thanks to my buddies for adding colour to my otherwise dull life.