Thanksgiving

The Minister of Things gives thanks for what he and his family have. It is so much.

There are 6.1 billion people upon the planet earth, and 4 billion of them live below the poverty line. They survive on less than $30 per month and 841 million of them suffer from chronic malnutrition.

Every 24 hours, 100,000 people die of starvation. 30,000 of them are children of 5 years and under. The third anniversary of September 11, the day on which the Twin Towers of New York were destroyed, has recently been observed. An immense commotion followed the attack. Every day, famine destroys 10 towers full of children.

- Frei Betto, (Brazil), undersecretary to President Lula of Brazil