Utopia
I would describe human nature as generally good. This is because we know that there are natural human instincts to do things, like killing other animals for food. Doing this cannot be counted as a bad human nature but rather as a natural human instinct that is needed to survive. I would say that most humans are decent if they are brought up in a loving household and taught proper manners and rules which can lead to a world without crime. Crime happens because people feel discomfort of their early lives or the pressure of their present lives. So to prevent crime, I would make sure that everyone was brought up in a loving household. I think that humans are good, and people don’t commit crime because of what they always were like.
The primary goals of my utopia would be to function as a whole and do what is needed for the well-being of the people and the country. This is because the people must work together and function as a whole in order to be happy. If several groups of people broke out to go their own ways and run their own government in society, there would continue to be the dispute and war that we often experience in our everyday lives. Everyone must do what I needed for the society in order to live in an orderly community and remain as happy as they can be. Everyone must work, or there would be nothing to eat. They must care for each other in times of need or the many people would suffer if they were ever left without help. The people of my country would have to strive to reach these goals in order for there to be an orderly and prosperous future society awaiting them.
I would implement these goals by setting up a reward system for the most polite and hardworking citizens. Everyone would strive to achieve these prizes, awarded monthly. The citizens who rebelled or threatened disrupting society would be kept under close eye by city officials to make sure they did not harm any of the other citizens. At a young age, I would make sure that all children were raised in a loving household and taught the correct decencies of life. They would also be taught this in school, using games to reinforce these rules in their minds. This way, the goals would be reached and a prosperous an orderly society could develop. The most effective way to make a child an ethical and moral being is by making sure he/she is raised in a loving household. Parents and family members are the most important in a young child’s life. They teach and take care of the children. If they grow up in a loving society, they will likely grow up to be decent people because of their happy memories of the society. A child becomes bad when they carry memories of an abusive or unhappy childhood. They grow up hating society and everyone in it. This raises the potential for crime because of their hatred for the society. If they didn’t ever know anything good in it, they wouldn’t see much harm in destroying it. The function of the ruler in my society would be to carry out the desires of the people. The ruler would also not make decisions by them self because there would be likely that the people wouldn’t agree with the law or decision and rebel. Society would then erupt into violence and chaos. A ruler without the hearts of their people is useless. The ruler is just one person while the people have many more. The ruler can be easily overthrown so it would be best for the ruler to go with the ways and desires of the people, not just making important decisions by themselves. I would appoint qualified government officials that I see have large influence among the people and are liked by the people and also can be loyal to me, the country, and its rules. I would set up a reward system for the most decent and polite citizens. The most influence on what children grow up to be like is from their parents. I would require parents to attend a seminar explaining why it was important to raise their child up with love and how that could be done. Those who disobeyed my goals would be tried in a court with jury and receive training on what they disobeyed and what they should do. Those who continue to disobey laws would be kept and supported by government in an area where they could live and learn about the rules of society. They would be kept away from any harm to themselves of to other citizens
April 28, 2008