Posted by: bj | July 3, 2021

How Fortunate We Are! Be Grateful –

The population of Earth is around 7.8 Billion.
For most people, it is a large figure, that is all.
However, if you condensed  7.8 billion in the world into 100 persons, and then into various percentage statistics.
The resulting analysis is relatively much easier to comprehend.   
Out of 100:
11 are in Europe5 are in North America9 are in South America 15 are in Africa 60 are in Asia 
49 live in the countryside 51 live in cities 
12 speak Chinese 5 speak Spanish 5 speak English 3 speak Arabic 3 speak Hindi 3 speak Bengali 3 speak Portuguese 2 speak Russian 2 speak Japanese 62 speak their own language. 
77 have their own houses 23 have no place to live. 
21 are over-nourished 63 can eat full 15 are under-nourished 1 ate the last meal, but did not make it to the next meal. 
The daily cost of living for 48 is less than 2 USD (2 USD). 
87 have clean drinking water 13 either lack clean drinking water or have access to a water source that is polluted. 
75 have mobile phones 25 do not. 
30 have internet access 70 do not have conditions to go online 
7 received university education 93 did not attend college. 
83 can read 17 are illiterate. 
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. 
If you have your own home, Eat full meals & drink clean water, Have a mobile phone, Can surf the internet, and have gone to college, You are in the minuscule privileged lot. (in the less than 7% category) 

Amongst 100 persons in the world, only 8 can live or exceed the age of 65. If you are over 65 years old, be content & grateful.  Cherish life, grasp the moment. 
You did not leave this world before the age of 64 years like the 92 persons who have gone before you. You are already the blessed amongst mankind. 
Take good care of your own health. Cherish every remaining moment. 

Only if you think you are suffering memory loss! 
AnosognosiaVery interesting… 
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 rather reassuring way: 
“If anyone is aware of his memory problems, he does not have Alzheimer’s.” 
1. I forget the names of families .. 2. I do not remember where I put some things .. 
It often happens in people 60 years and older that they complain that they lack memory. “The information is always in the brain, it is the “processor” that is lacking.” 
This is “Anosognosia” or temporary forgetfulness. 
Half of people 60 and older have some symptoms that are due to age rather than disease. 
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 such a 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 statement: 
“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.” 
Now for a little neurological test: 
Only use your eyes! 
1- Find the C in the table below!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 
2- If you have already found the C, then find the 6 in the table below. 
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 
3- Now find the N in the table below. Attention, it’s a little more difficult! 
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM 

If you pass these three tests without problem: 
– you can cancel your annual visit to the neurologist. – your brain is in perfect shape! – you are far from having any relationship with Alzheimer’s. 
So, share this with your over-55 friends, it can reassure them..

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Responses

  1. ***Great email, Bob, thanks.I now feel better that I’m not completely losing it… although I’ve always been good at mindless tests like immediately finding the one different letter in the mass of others.  I’m also a fountain of trivial information…  it’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it! Have a great 4th of July!!!

    • Thanks Terry
      You are the BEST


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