This document presents statistics about the demographics of a hypothetical village of 100 people that represents the global population. There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, and 14 from the Americas. 6 people would own 59% of the world's wealth. 80 would live in substandard housing and 70 would be unable to read. It encourages the reader to appreciate what they have and work, love, dance, sing and live life to the fullest.

1. TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES Love from me Useful Perspective

2. IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE OF 100 PEOPLE 如果世界是一個 100 人的村落

3. If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, With all the existing human ratios remaining the same, 如果我們把全世界的人口，按照現有比率縮小成一個 100 人的村落， it would look something like the following: 情況就會如同以下：

4. There would be: 57 Asians 57 個亞洲人 21 Europeans 21 個歐洲人 14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south 14 個南、北美洲人 8 Africans 8 個非洲人

5. There would be: 52 female 52 人是女性 48 male 48 人是男性 There would be: 70 non-white 70 人是有色人種 30 white 30 人是白人

6. There would be: 70 non-Christian 70 人是非基督教徒 30 Christian 30 人是基督教徒 There would be: 89 heterosexual 89 人是异性恋者 11 homosexual 11 人是同性恋者

7. 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States 6 人擁有全世界 59% 的財富 而且這 6 人全是美國人

8. 80 would live in substandard housing 80 人的居住環境達不到標準 70 would be unable to read 70 人目不識丁 50 would suffer from malnutrition 50 人營養不良 1 would be near death 1 人瀕臨死亡 1 would be near birth 一人正要出生

9. 1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education 一人，是的只有一人，接受得到大學教育 1 would own a computer 1 人擁有電腦

10. When one considers our would from such a compressed perspective, The need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent. 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 The following is also something to ponder…… 再從以下角度來想想看 ……

11. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness …… 如果你早上醒來的時候健康無恙 You are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week. 那麼，比起活不過這一周的百萬人來說， 你真是好幸運

12. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, 如果你未曾經歷過戰爭的危險 The loneliness of imprisonment, 入獄的孤獨 The agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation …… 嚴刑的痛楚、饑餓的折磨 You are ahead of 500 million people in the world 那麼，比起世界上 5 億的人來， 你直是好幸運

13. If you have food in the refrigerator, 如果你的冰箱裡有食物 Clothes on your back, 身上有衣服可穿 A root overhead and a place to sleep…… 有屋篷遮蔽，有地方睡覺 You are richer than 75% of this world 那麼，比起世界上 75% 的人來， 你真是好富足

14. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, 如果你銀行中有存款，錢包裡也有錢 And spare change in dish someplace …… 還能到某個地方消費買菜 You are among the top 8% of the world's 你便躋身於世界上最富有的 8% 人口 當中了

15. 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 You 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

16. Someone once said: 有人說過 What goes around comes around 我們所付出的終將會回歸 SO …… 所以

17. Work like you don't need the money 工作吧，猶如你不執迷於金錢 Love like you've never been hurt 戀愛吧，猶如你不曾被傷害 Dance like nobody's watching 跳舞吧，猶如沒有人在看你 Sing like nobody's listening 歌唱吧，猶如沒有人在諦聽 Live like it's Heaven on Earth 好好地生活，猶如這裡是人間樂土