The World’s Poorest President

Section 1
　In 2012,/the Earth Summit was held/in Rio de Janeiro.// The theme of the Summit/was environmental problems.// José Mujica,/the president of Uruguay at that time,/made a speech there.//
　The speech was about human happiness/rather than environmental problems.// During his speech,/Mujica asked the audience these questions:/“What would happen to the earth/if everyone in the world/owned a car?// Can seven or eight billion people/enjoy the same lifestyle/as that in the rich Western societies?// Do we have enough resources for that?”//
　Today,/many people seek economic development,/but Mujica thought/that this tendency damaged the earth.// The speech showed his belief/that people had to change their lifestyle/for the earth and their own happiness.//