Earth Status report - 2006 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% coloured-skins 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 then 75% of the people in the world. If you have 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. If you read this you are three times blessed because: 1. somebody just thought of you. 2 . you don't belong to the 200 million people that cannot read. 3 . and... you have a computer! As somebody once said: ' - Work as if you don't need money, - Love as if you've never been hurt, - Dance, as if nobody can see you, - Sing, as if no one can hear, - Live, as if the Earth was a heaven.'