I stumbled across a very interesting website just recently. It takes various statistics and tries to paint a picture of the whole world if you reduced the population to 100 but kept the same proportions as our present world.
It's fascinating and humbling; depressing yet hopeful.
Check it out here. Select your language (that would be English, most likely!) and watch.
Hatushili
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Putting social justice in perspective
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That is a powerful little film. Definitely worth reflecting on, thanks.
Boy do we have it good. Even having gone to Togo this video put things into even more perspective. Very powerful.
We get so caught up in our light and momentary afflictions that we forget the plight of most of the world's population. Not that filling bellies and providing clean water are the answer to life's great question, but aren't we commanded to let our good works shine before the world? When Bono and other "liberal" Christians try to point these things out, why do "conservatives" stop listening? Is it discomfort? Guilt?
"And whoever gives merely a cup of cold water..." Kind of makes you think, eh?
Hatushili
re: Yellow Jarod - thanks for "delurking"! Glad to hear you "voice" in this (or any other) conversation.
Hatushili
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