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READ THIS!!!
Love-N-Peace
Veteran
I think it's beautiful;
The World A Village
If one compares the world to a village of 100 inhabitants, taking into account all existing nations, this village would exist of:
- 57 Asians
- 21 Europeans
- 14 Americans
- 8 Africans
- 52 women
- 48 men
- 70 non-whites
- 30 whites
- 70 non-christians
- 30 christians
- 89 heterosexuals
- 11 gay men
- 6 people with 59% of all wealth in the world
- 6 people with USA nationality
- 80 people would be homeless
- 70 people would be illiterate
- 50 people would depend on someone else
- 1 person would die
- 2 babies would be born
If you woke up this morning not being seriously ill, then you are luckier than 1 million people who will die in the coming days.
If you never experienced war,
never were wounded in a war,
never went hungry,
then you are luckier than 500 million people in the world.
If you can go to a church of some kind without feeling threatened,
without being arrested,
or without being killed,
then you are luckier than 3 billion people in the world.
If you have food in the fridge,
have enough clothes,
have a roof over your head,
and a bed,
then you are richer than 75% of the world population.
If you have a bank account,
or some money in your wallet,
or some change in your pocket,
then you belong to the 8% of the richest people in the world.
If you can read this, then you are doubly blessed, because:
- someone thought about you
- you do not belong to the 2 billion people that can not read
- and .... you have a pc.
Once somebody said:
love - like nobody has ever hurt you
dance - like nobody is watching
sing - as if nobody is listening
work - for the benefit of all beings
The World A Village
If one compares the world to a village of 100 inhabitants, taking into account all existing nations, this village would exist of:
- 57 Asians
- 21 Europeans
- 14 Americans
- 8 Africans
- 52 women
- 48 men
- 70 non-whites
- 30 whites
- 70 non-christians
- 30 christians
- 89 heterosexuals
- 11 gay men
- 6 people with 59% of all wealth in the world
- 6 people with USA nationality
- 80 people would be homeless
- 70 people would be illiterate
- 50 people would depend on someone else
- 1 person would die
- 2 babies would be born
If you woke up this morning not being seriously ill, then you are luckier than 1 million people who will die in the coming days.
If you never experienced war,
never were wounded in a war,
never went hungry,
then you are luckier than 500 million people in the world.
If you can go to a church of some kind without feeling threatened,
without being arrested,
or without being killed,
then you are luckier than 3 billion people in the world.
If you have food in the fridge,
have enough clothes,
have a roof over your head,
and a bed,
then you are richer than 75% of the world population.
If you have a bank account,
or some money in your wallet,
or some change in your pocket,
then you belong to the 8% of the richest people in the world.
If you can read this, then you are doubly blessed, because:
- someone thought about you
- you do not belong to the 2 billion people that can not read
- and .... you have a pc.
Once somebody said:
love - like nobody has ever hurt you
dance - like nobody is watching
sing - as if nobody is listening
work - for the benefit of all beings
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How can we moan and complain about stuff when we're sooo privileged?
What an opportunity we have to communicate, around the world!!, to learn ways to skillfully help others!!!!
We can do this!!!
Love & Peace
Joe
Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty eye opening thingy. It's just that bit that made my left eyebrow involuntarily raise...
I'm not 'supposed' to learn about all poverty, modern issues ext. for another 2-4 years but the sooner you know about the world the better is what I suddenly just said and what I probably think along the lines of...
Love & Peace
Jellybean
I feel small.
Love & Peace
Jellybean
anyways, pretty F'D UP
Thanks LostandFound
Love & Peace
Jellybean
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Well, they included them in heterosexuals because no one thinks they really exist anyway! (see Lady Gaga posts)
Palzang
I know...but my partner of 20 years and I disagree with "them" a bit. *sigh*
Love & Peace
Jellybean
I wonder how they came up with these numbers?
Love & Peace
Jellybean
Palzang
Well, yes, of course, but since you don't exist, it doesn't matter if you disagree!
Jellybean, it was a joke. Was I being too subtle?
Palzang
But please understand it's hard when there's so many homophobes around you to cut out the 'they', my dad wants me to be a homophobe anyway I thought so I've been disobediant :rolleyes: Actually I found out he isn't that racist or homophobic after all, he just like winding me up
Love & Peace
Jellybean
Palzang
Palzang
the windup monk
Hahahah I stole your picture
Palzang
He looks like he's gonna mess you up palzang.
Palzang