Although the book stated that this "village" would be a small scale model of the world, I couldn't help but find myself annoyed and irritated at the fact that "only 30 always have enough to eat" and that "the poorest 10 each have only about $1 a day". Maybe all the pictures got to my head and blindsided me from the fact that this book was about global issues we are actually facing.

I kept feeling more and more somber as the book went on and found myself angry at the people in the village who were consuming so much and leaving their fellow villagers essentially nothing.

The problem is that there IS enough to go around. There IS enough food, water, and energy. We're not thinking about everyone, we're thinking of ourselves and only ourselves.

Maybe we need to reevaluate what we think is important, as role models and leaders as well as some of the world's top consumers.