Nothing like another point of view to challenge one's viewpoint.  While
I cannot attest to the statistical accuracy of the alleged facts below
their perspective offers considerable wonderment.

I want to thank my friends who put up with my moodiness and migraine
over the last few days.  My friend, Roger, who's picking me up with his
kids, to take me out to lunch decided with me in a morning chat that we
needed to make Life barrier free.  Ideas and communications expand
possibilities.

Living can be fun and a headache. <LoL>  Thing is, Hannibal lovers, not
to get eaten alive--unless you know who's inviting you for dinner.

Hugs my loves,

ISM


----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: Put everything is perspective


> If we could shrink the earth's population to 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 Asians
> 21 Europeans
> 14 from the Western Hemisphere, both North and South America
> 8 Africans
>
> 52 would be female 48 would be male
>
> 70 would be non-white 30 would be white
>
> 70 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 wealth and 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
>
> 1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
>
> 1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education
>
> 1 would own a computer
>
> When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the
need
> for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly
apparent.
>
> The following ideas are also something to ponder...
> If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are
more
> blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
>
> If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of
> imprisonment, the agony of torture or the pangs of starvation, you are
> ahead of 500 million people in the world.
>
> If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest,
> torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in
the
> world.
>
> If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof
> overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.
>
> If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a
dish
> someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
>
> If your parents are still alive and still married, you are very rare,
even
> in the United States and Canada.
>
> If you can hold someone's hand, hug them, or even touch them on the
> shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.
>
> If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in
that
> someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are more blessed
than
> over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
>
> Have a great week!!
>