The Global Village

If we could reduce
the world
population to a
small village of 100
people, keeping the
current
proportions, we
would obtain
something like this:
 There would be:
57 asians
21 europeans
14 people from
The Americas
( north and south)
and 8 africans
 52 women
48 men
With various characteristics
Religion:
33 christians
20 Muslims
13 Hindus
6 Buddhists
3 Atheists
25 Other
Sexuality:
98 heterosexuals
2 homosexuals
 6 people would have
59% of the village
wealth.
3 from North America
2 From Europe
1 From Japan.
Out of 100 people,
80 would live in
relative poverty and
13 would live in
absolute poverty.
 27 could not read.
13 would suffer from
Hunger (including
malnutrition).
1 would be about to die.
2 children would be
about to be born (with a
25% chance each of
being aborted).
Only 1 (yes, only 1) would
have a university
degree.
 In this village there
would be only
5 people with a PC.

Analysing the world from

this point of view, the
need of acceptance,
understanding and
education is immediate
and imperative.
 Now think...

If you woke up this

morning more healthy
than ill, you are luckier
than millions of people
that will not survive
this week.
 If you have never
experienced the
war, the loneliness
of jail, the agony of
torture or
starvation, you are
better off than 500
millions people.
If you can go to your
church with no fear of
humiliation, jail, being
tortured or killed...
Then you are luckier
than 3 billions people
in the world.
 If you have food in
your fridge, clothes
in your wardrobe, a
roof on your head
and somewhere to
sleep, you are richer
than 75% of the
world population.
If you have money in a
bank, in your wallet
and some coins in
your moneybox...
You are one of 8%
richest people in the
world.
If your parents are
still alive and
together...
You are a very
rare person.