from Megu-chan:
If we could shrink the earthfs population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following:
52 would be women,
48 would be men.
30 would be children,
70 would be adults, and among those, 7 would be aged.
90 would be heterosexual,
10 would be homosexual.
61 would be Asians,
13 Africans,
13 from North and South America,
12 Europeans,
and the remaining one from the South Pacific.
In such a village, with so many sorts of folks, it would be very important to learn to understand people different from yourself, and to accept others as they are.
But consider this.
Of the 100 people in this village,
80 would live in substandard housing.
70 would be unable to read.
50 would suffer from malnutrition.
1 would be near death.
1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education.
1 would own a computer.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change somewhere around the house, you are among the richest 8.
If you have a car, you are among the richest 7.
If you can speak and act according to your faith and your conscience without harassment, imprisonment, torture or death, then you are more fortunate than 48, who can not.
If you do not live in fear of death by bombardment, armed attack, landmines, or of rape or kidnapping by armed groups, then you are more fortunate than 20, who do.
If you can read this message, that means you are twice-blessed.
First, because you are able to read.
Second, because you are ALIVE.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
So,
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
And put this on your Xanga if you care. | 
