I was recently introduced to a concept called “The Miniature Earth”. The Miniature Earth is a scaled down version of the world’s population showing a model how the world would look with today’s current ratios in population, health, etc. in proportion to one hundred people.
“ This is how it goes: If we could turn the population of the earth in to a small community of one hundred people, keeping the same proportions we have today, the outcome would look something like this:
There would be 61 Asian, 12 Europeans, 14 Americans, 13 Africans, and 1 Australian.
Men would make up 50% of the population and women would make up 50% of the population. Of the village’s total annual expenditures, which is just over $US 3 million per year, $181,000 would be spend on weapons and war, $159,000 would be spent on education and $132,000 would be spend on health care. If you were one of the lucky out of the 100 people and had food in your refrigerator and clothes in a closet, you would be richer than 75% of the entire world population.”
Source: WWWLUCCACO.com/miniatureearth
When I read this it just reiterated to me the inequity of balance that is taking place in our world. It highlighted to me the imbalance between those that have and those who do not have. It pointed out to me that a large percentage of the expenditure in the above equation is spent on weaponry and war. Where we spend our money is a direct reflection of our priorities. It told me that we must be living in great fear if we are spending a high percentage on our personal protection.
What is the solution? How can people live without superiority and take in to account the needs of others in our world? How can we finally elevate our awareness to understand that we share this planet equally, no one having a greater ownership of it? When will we be wise enough to understand the interconnectedness that we all share with others?
I believe when we answer these questions in a way that supports all on this earth, that we will live in a world much brighter than the one we share today.
Maureen Simon
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