TO ALL MY FRIENDS TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND LOVED ONESAND LOVED ONES

Love from meLove from meUseful PerspectiveUseful Perspective

IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGEIF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE

OF 100 PEOPLEOF 100 PEOPLE

如果世界是一個如果世界是一個 100100人的村落人的村落

If we could shrink the earth's population to a If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people,village of precisely 100 people,With all the existing human ratiosWith all the existing human ratios remaining the same,remaining the same,如果我們把全世界的人口，按照現有比率縮小成一如果我們把全世界的人口，按照現有比率縮小成一個個 100100人的村落，人的村落，

it would look something like the following:it would look something like the following:情況就會如同以下：情況就會如同以下：

There would be:There would be:

57 Asians57 Asians5757個亞洲人個亞洲人

21 Europeans21 Europeans2121個歐洲人個歐洲人

14 from the Western Hemisphere,14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and southboth north and south1414個南、北美洲人個南、北美洲人

8 Africans8 Africans88個非洲人個非洲人

There would be:There would be:

52 female52 female5252人是女性人是女性

48 male48 male4848人是男性人是男性

There would be:There would be:

70 non-white70 non-white7070人是有色人種人是有色人種

30 white30 white3030人是白人人是白人

There would be:There would be:

70 non-Christian70 non-Christian7070人是非基督教徒人是非基督教徒

30 Christian30 Christian3030人是基督教徒人是基督教徒

There would be:There would be:

89 heterosexual89 heterosexual8989人是异性恋者人是异性恋者

11 homosexual11 homosexual1111人是同性恋者人是同性恋者

6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealthand all 6 would be from the United Statesand all 6 would be from the United States

66人擁有全世界人擁有全世界 59%59%的財富的財富而且這而且這 66人全是美國人人全是美國人

80 would live in substandard housing80 would live in substandard housing8080人的居住環境達不到標準人的居住環境達不到標準

70 would be unable to read70 would be unable to read7070人目不識丁人目不識丁

50 would suffer from malnutrition50 would suffer from malnutrition5050人營養不良人營養不良

1 would be near death1 would be near death11人瀕臨死亡人瀕臨死亡

1 would be near birth1 would be near birth一人正要出生一人正要出生

1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education一人，是的只有一人，接受得到大學教育一人，是的只有一人，接受得到大學教育

1 would own a computer1 would own a computer11人擁有電腦人擁有電腦

When one considers our wouldWhen one considers our wouldfrom such a compressed perspective,from such a compressed perspective,The need for acceptance, understanding and education The need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.becomes glaringly apparent.透過這個壓縮圖來放眼我們的世界，透過這個壓縮圖來放眼我們的世界，就會明白接納他人、諒解以及教育是何等重要就會明白接納他人、諒解以及教育是何等重要  

The following is also something to The following is also something to ponder……ponder……

再從以下角度來想想看再從以下角度來想想看…………

If you woke up this morning with more health If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ……than illness ……如果你早上醒來的時候健康無恙如果你早上醒來的時候健康無恙

You are more blessed than the million who will You are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.not survive this week.那麼，比起活不過這一周的百萬人來說，那麼，比起活不過這一周的百萬人來說，你真是好幸運你真是好幸運

If you have never experienced the danger of battle,If you have never experienced the danger of battle,如果你未曾經歷過戰爭的危險如果你未曾經歷過戰爭的危險

The loneliness of imprisonment,The loneliness of imprisonment,入獄的孤獨入獄的孤獨

The agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ……The agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ……嚴刑的痛楚、饑餓的折磨嚴刑的痛楚、饑餓的折磨

You are ahead of 500 million people in the worldYou are ahead of 500 million people in the world那麼，比起世界上那麼，比起世界上 55億的人來，億的人來，你直是好幸運你直是好幸運

If you have food in the If you have food in the refrigerator,refrigerator,如果你的冰箱裡有食物如果你的冰箱裡有食物

Clothes on your back,Clothes on your back,身上有衣服可穿身上有衣服可穿

A root overhead and a place toA root overhead and a place to sleep……sleep……有屋篷遮蔽，有地方睡覺有屋篷遮蔽，有地方睡覺

You are richer than 75% of thisYou are richer than 75% of this worldworld那麼，比起世界上那麼，比起世界上 75%75%的人來，的人來，你真是好富足你真是好富足  

If you have money in the bank,If you have money in the bank,in your wallet,in your wallet,如果你銀行中有存款，錢包裡也有錢如果你銀行中有存款，錢包裡也有錢

And spare change in dishAnd spare change in dish someplace ……someplace ……還能到某個地方消費買菜還能到某個地方消費買菜

You are among the top 8%You are among the top 8%of the world'sof the world's你便躋身於世界上最富有的你便躋身於世界上最富有的 8%8%人口人口當中了當中了

If your parents are still alive and still married ……If your parents are still alive and still married ……如果你的父母健在，而且還在一起生活的話如果你的父母健在，而且還在一起生活的話

You are vary rare, even in the United States and CanadaYou are vary rare, even in the United States and Canada這可是非常難得的事，即使是在美國和加拿大這可是非常難得的事，即使是在美國和加拿大

Someone once said:Someone once said:有人說過有人說過

What goes around comes aroundWhat goes around comes around我們所付出的終將會回歸我們所付出的終將會回歸

  

SO ……SO ……所以所以

Work like you don't need the moneyWork like you don't need the money工作吧，猶如你不執迷於金錢工作吧，猶如你不執迷於金錢

Love like you've never been hurtLove like you've never been hurt戀愛吧，猶如你不曾被傷害戀愛吧，猶如你不曾被傷害

Dance like nobody's watchingDance like nobody's watching跳舞吧，猶如沒有人在看你跳舞吧，猶如沒有人在看你

Sing like nobody's listeningSing like nobody's listening歌唱吧，猶如沒有人在諦聽歌唱吧，猶如沒有人在諦聽

Live like it's Heaven on EarthLive like it's Heaven on Earth好好地生活，猶如這裡是人間樂土好好地生活，猶如這裡是人間樂土