Utopia: An Impossible
Feat
In our
class thus far we have encountered the idea of a Utopia countless times. Each time we are faced with a similar
question. Is a Utopia truly possible,
and what defines a Utopia? Originally I
thought that a Utopia would be possible, but only under very strict
circumstances. I thought that while it
was unlikely for it to occur and exist for a long period of time, it was
possible. However, recently I have begun
to think differently. I believe that a
Utopia can never be achieved, not because of the impossibility of creating a
utopian society, but rather because of our mentality and inability to recognize
a perfect world.
As humans, we are constantly making
comparisons. Whether we are comparing
two possible life decisions or two possible meals for lunch, our brain is
constantly sizing options against one another. In most cases, we compare anything new to
something we know. It is because of
this, that the human race will never be able to create nor identify a
Utopia.
If it were possible to take out all
of the bad things in society and leave only the good ones, while we would live
in a near perfect world, due to human nature we would not see it as
perfect. Having grown used to the world
we live in today, in comparison the new “perfect” world would seem odd and
unnatural to most people. Similarly if
we were to leave only the bad things in society, then obviously humans would
recognize the world as evil and reject this new “imperfect” world. We know from experience that the world we
live in today is not perfect. So leaving
everything unchanged would not create a Utopia either. From this we can see that a Utopia will never
be achieved, due to human nature and our constant comparison of new things to
what we know. So an interesting question can be posed, despite the fact that we cannot recognize a utopia, does that mean that it cannot exist?
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