I read this online today and thought I would pass it along.
We live in tough times, and tough times require a new perspective. If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of 100 people, here’s the way the world would look: There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western Hemisphere—both North and South, and 8 Africans.
50 would suffer from malnutrition. 1 would be near death. Only 1 would have a college education. And only 1 would own a computer. 80 would live in sub-standard housing. 70 would be unable to read. 6 would possess 59% of the entire world’s wealth, and all 6 would be from North America.
If you can attend church without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death, you are better off than three billion people in the world. If you have money in the bank and spare change in a dish someplace, if you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you’re richer than 75% of this world. It’s a time to be thankful for how much God has blessed us.
We often forget how blessed we are. The poorest of the poor here in the U.S. would be considered wealthy in many other countries.
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