ONE.

In one of my classes, my professor brought up the idea

--> if the world were a village of 100 people

for those you are not familiar, I put a few stats in b/c it's fascinating.

There would be:

 *61 Asians, 13 Africans, 12 Europeans, 9 Latin Americans, and 5 from the USA and Canada

*80 would live in substandard housing

*16 would be unable to read or write

*50 would be malnourished and 1 dying of starvation

*33 would be without access to a safe water supply

*39 would lack access to improved sanitation

*24 wouldn't have any electricity (of the 76 that do have electricity, most would use it for light at night.)

*67 would be non-Christian; 33 would be Christian

*8 people would have access to the Internet

*1 would have a college education

*1 would have HIV

*2 would be near birth; 1 near death

*5 would control 32% of the entire world’s wealth; all 5 would be US citizens

*48 would live on less than US $2 a day
*20 would live on less than US $1 a day

out of 100 people, 1 person would have a college education. 

he continued...and that one person would be YOU.

 It had me thinking about it ever since.

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fast forward

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I just sat down after taking my second to last final of my entire college career, while eating my banana bread & baby clemmy, reading on a charging computer, in clothes I just washed. 

Needless to say, I have SO many things to be grateful for--

As my college career is coming to a close, I cannot help but think,

how very blessed I am to have had the opportunity to attend college!

I cherish my college years and the wisdom I recieved, in and outside of the classrooms.

some of the very best moments of my life were in this little city.

Because I have been given much, I too must give.

going to college will bless me & my future family.

I hope to use it for good to better the lives of many others. 

 and I plan to continue living a life rich in learning. 

I hope we all can use the blessings we have, big or small, to improve the lives of others

because we all have something to offer this world.