There is enough wealth for all of us, so share and avert suffering

A woman with a child on a leash begging along Muindi Mbingu Street, Nairobi, on October 1, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

We have begun the New Year on this wonderful, beautiful and mysterious planet with a record population of just over eight billion.

The demographic gurus inform us that we crossed that landmark figure in late November. In 1975, the world's population was a mere four billion so we have doubled in less than 50 years.