导读:这是一首充满智慧与哲理的劝谏良诗,希望它能帮助你换一个角度去看待自己的境遇,换一种心情去看待周遭的一切,你会发现,其实生活,也很快乐。
The Village-把世界缩小为一个小村庄 作者:佚名
To all my friends and loved ones, love fromme, useful perspective.
把我的爱,送给我所有的朋友和我所爱的人们——一些有用的视角和观点。
If the world were a village of 100 people,if we could shrink the earth population to a village of precisely 100 peoplewith all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it will look somethinglike the following:
如果这个世界只是一个只有100人的小村庄,如果我们能够保持所有的人口比例不变,把这个世界压缩成为一个只有100人的小村庄,那么世界将会是如下的样子:
52 would be female, 48 would be male
将会有52个是女性,48个是男性
70 would be non-white, 30 would be white
将会有70个是非白种人,30个是白种人
70 would be non-Christian, 30 would beChristian
将会有70个是非基督徒,30个是基督徒
89 would be heterosexual, 11 would behomosexual
将会有89个是异性恋者,11个是同性恋者
6 people would possess 59% of the entireworld's wealth
And all 6 people would be from the UnitedStates
6个人将会拥有全世界所有财富的59%,而这6个人都来自美国
80 would live in sub-standard housing
将会有80个人住在低于标准的屋子内
70 would be unable to read
将会有70个人是文盲
50 will suffer from malnutrition
将会有50个人遭受着营养不良的折磨
1 would be near death, 1 would be nearbirth
将会有1个人即将死亡,1个人即将出生
1, yes, only 1, would have a collegeeducation
将会有1个,是的,仅仅一个人获得高等教育
1 would own a computer
将会有1个人拥有电脑
When one considers our world from such acompressed perspective
当一个人从如此复杂的视角思考审视这个世界时
The need for acceptance, understanding, andeducation becomes glaringly apparent
对别人的认可、理解,以及对教育的渴求将会显得尤为明显
The following is also something to ponder:
如下的文字也将值得深思:
If you have never experienced the danger ofbattle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture,or the pains of starvation
如果你从未经受过战争的危机, 牢狱的孤单和受人折磨的苦楚,或者是饥饿的痛苦
You are ahead 500 million people in theworld
那么你就已经超过世界上5亿人了
If you have food in the refrigerator,clothes on your back, a roof over head, and a place to sleep
如果你的冰箱里还有食物,身上还有衣服,头顶上还有房屋遮蔽
You are richer than 75% of this world
那么你就比这个世界上75%的人富有了
If you have money in the bank, in yourwallet, and spare change in dish someplace
如果你银行中有存款,钱包中也有钱,还能到一些地方消费点单
You are among the top 8% of the world'swealth
你便跻身在世界上最富有的8%人口当中了。
If your parents are still alive and stillmarried
如果你的父母依然健在,而且还在一起生活
You are very rare, even in the UnitedStates or Canada
那么即使是在美国与加拿大,这也是非常难得的事。
Someone once said
有人曾经说:
What goes around comes around
“有失必有得”
So,
所以……
Work like you don't need the money
去工作时,犹如你不执迷于金钱。
Love like you've never been hurt
去爱他人,犹如你从未受到伤害。
Dance like nobody's watching
去舞蹈吧,犹如无人在一旁观看。
Sing like nobody's listening
去歌唱吧,犹如无人在一边谛听。
Live like it's Heaven on Earth
好好生活,犹如这里是人间乐土。