If we could shrink the population of the earth to a village of 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like this. There would be:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere, north and south
8 Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be non-white
30 would be white
75 would be non-Christian
25 would be Christian
6 people would possess 59% of the world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States
80 would live in sub-standard housing
70 would be unable to read
60 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death, 1 would be near birth, only 1 would have a college education and only 1 would own a computer.
When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, compassion, understanding, outreach, justice and education becomes glaringly apparent.
And be blessed.
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