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.
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.