A Harder Reality

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A Harder Reality

Many people believe that one of the most significant things in life is the presence of serenity. In our lives, we may experience genuine pleasure when we live in peace. People want the best for themselves, and no one wants to live in a city with a high rate of crime against them. The residents of Omelas are forced to sacrifice their children to maintain their idyllic lifestyle. To be happy, their children must suffer, and every kid must learn “acceptance” of their powerlessness” in order” for them to be content. Many individuals live in Omelas who, in the words of Ursula Le Guin, reflect that most people in today’s world are prepared to sacrifice another human life to maintain the wealth of their society. Even though many individuals do not accept such conditions, Ursula Le Guin, some would want them to walk away and potentially begin a shift. For the simple reason that people understand the importance of evil as a foundation for higher things in life. People who choose to leave Omelas are correct in their choice, but they are also losing out on valuable life experiences resulting from their decision.

People who choose to walk away from Omelas are correct in their decision is because the people of Omelas have made a strange deal with their children. Omelas people want eternal peace, so they decided to sacrifice one of their children. Those children are treated miserably. They locked up and abused them. For example, children are used by bringing them together in a basement where the floor is dirty, no windows and locked. Citizens in Omelas do not want to release those children from the basement. In this way, they can live perfect lives because they seem their child suffers for them. Also, they visited those children in the basement, and these people feel shame because they can’t make conscience. For them, this is the only way to learn “acceptance” of their helplessness.” Some people do not agree with how the child is treated, and they choose to leave Omelas and not be in a part where something is not correct.

Also, people who choose to walk away from Omelas are right in their decision is because they are suffering. Omelas seem like a great place to live, people who live in Omelas have a great life with no worries, but there is a problem. The problem in Omelas is that they cannot achieve complete happiness without having sacrifices. People who are leaving Omelas is a moral decision (Le Guin). If someone treats another person so poorly to achieve satisfaction, this is not the way to live. Also, older people decide to walk away from Omelas because they do not want to be part of it anymore. It is a choice to do something right instead of what is easy. It’s an iIt’sersible decision, and it means leaving the community forever. But who wants to be part of this community where people have to sacrifice themselves and their children? I do not think so; nobody wants to be part of this community where people cannot achieve happiness without sacrifices.

Even if many individuals who leave Omelas do so for the right reasons, they also miss out on an important message. For example, in the United States, most people are processed in nations where employees are subjected to inhumane conditions. They are forced to labor in brutal circumstances for pitiful wages, yet this only serves to improve a lot of the average American. Similarly, these laborers are sacrifices for the luxuries enjoyed by Americans, much as the basement kid was for Omelasian society (Le Guin). Because a great life necessitates some sacrifice, this is a highly upbeat take on the human condition. People believe that life is simple, but that is far from the truth. We must make sacrifices to achieve a higher standard of living.

In conclusion, people who want to walk away from Omelas are right in their decision event though those who leave think that life is easy. Omelas seem like a great place to live; people in Omelas have a great life with no worries. But in the community of Omelas, children are treated miserable, and they abuse him by locking them up. Also, Omelas people cannot achieve happiness without some sacrifices.

Work cited

Le Guin, Ursula K. Dancing at the edge of the world: Thoughts on words, women, places. Open Road+ Grove/Atlantic, 2017.

Le Guin, Ursula K. No time to spare: thinking about what matters. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

Le Guin, Ursula K. The ones who walk away from Omelas. HarperCollins, 2017.