If we compress the World to 100 people

If we could shrink the earth's populationto a village of precisely 100 people,with all the existing human ratios remaining the same,it would look something like the following.
There would be:
57 Asians21 Europeans
8 would be Africans
14 out of 100 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be non-white
30 would be
89 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian
89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealthand all 6 would be from the United States.
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition(ONE)1 would be near death;(ONE)1 would be near birth;(ONE)1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education;(ONE)1 (yes,only1) would own computer.
When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, theneed for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringlyapparent.
And, therefore . . .
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roofoverhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are moreblessed than the million who will not survive this week.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in adish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest,torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in theworld.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness ofimprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you areahead of 500 million people in the world.
If your parents are still alive and still married, you are very rare,even in the United States.
If you can hold someone's hand, hug them, or even touch them on theshoulder, you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are trulythankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can read this message, you have just received a double blessingin that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are moreblessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read atall.
As you read this and are reminded how life is in the rest of the world,remember just how blessed you really are!