There are roughly 7.9 billion people on earth. For most of us, this is an unfathomable figure. However, if we
condense that 7.9 billion into 100 people and then condense it further into various percentage statistics, the resulting analysis is much easier to comprehend.
Out of 100 people:
11 are in Europe
5 are in North America
9 are in South America
15 are in Africa
60 are in Asia
49 live in the countryside
51 live in cities
75 have mobile phones
25 do not
30 have internet access
70 do not have the availability to go online
7 received university education
93 did not attend college.
83 can read
17 are illiterate.25 do not have access to safe water75 do.
33 are Christians
22 are Muslims
14 are Hindus
7 are Buddhists
12 are other religions
12 have no religious beliefs.
26 live less than 14 years
66 died between 15 - 64 years of age
8 are over 65 years old.
Think about this: if you live in your own home, are able to eat full
meals & drink clean water, have a mobile phone, can surf the internet
and went to college, you are in a miniscule percentage of the
population and are a highly privileged person this day.
(This equates to being in the less than 7% category)
Among 100 people in the world only 8 will live or exceed the age of 65!
If you are already over 65 years old, be contented and grateful;
cherish life, grasp every moment.
If you did not leave this world before the age of 64, like the 92
people who did pass before you, you are truly blessed among mankind.
Take good care of your own health. Cherish every remaining moment.
If you think you are suffering memory loss, it's called anosognosia.
In the following analysis the French Professor Bruno Dubois, Director
of the Institute of Memory and Alzheimer's disease (IMMA) at La
Pitié-Salpêtrière - Paris Hospitals, addresses the subject in a
reassuring way:
"If anyone is aware of their memory problems, they do NOT have Alzheimer's."
You know you forget names of families.
You know you don't remember where you put some things, but you
remember you had them. This often happens in people 60 years and older, and they complain
they are losing/lacking their memory.
"All information remains in the brain, but the "processor" is lacking."
This is "Anosognosia" or temporary forgetfulness.
Half of people 60 and older have some symptoms due to age rather than disease.
Some of the most common cases are:
-forgetting the name of a person,
-going to a room in the house and not remembering why we were going there,
-a blank memory for a movie title or actor, an actress,
-a waste of time searching where we left our glasses or keys. After 60 years most people have some difficulty, which indicates that:
it is not a disease but rather a characteristic due to the passage of years. Many people are concerned about these oversights, hence, the importance of the following statements:
1."Those who are conscious of being forgetful have no serious problem
of memory."
"Those who suffer from a memory illness or Alzheimer's, are not aware
of what is happening."Professor Bruno Dubois, Director of IMMA, reassures the majority of
people concerned about their oversights:
"The more we complain about memory loss, the less likely we are to
suffer from memory sickness."
