The New World

Utopia, it is what we all dream of. It is what everyone wants to achieve. We have been trying to achieve it since the dawn of mankind. Many people have tried to create their own utopia but failed miserably. They tried to take control of the world and made sure that the flaws of man would be wiped out and so wouldn't interfere with their Utopia. By doing this they create the opposite, dystopia. A great example would be Adolf Hitler. He took control and tried to "cleanse" the world in order to make an Aryan utopia, by killing the Jews and everyone who wasn't Aryan. Another example would be the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell. The novel is about a society that is very technologically advanced, they have kinds of technology we could only dream of. Sadly that technology is in the hands of a very oppressive government. They are always watching, always. It is from this novel that the famous phrase "Big Brother Is Watching You" came from. The big mistake that Adolf Hitler and the government form "Nineteen Eighty-Four" made is that they thought that a utopia is a world that functions perfectly, but in fact utopia is a place free of human suffering. this is what caused their fall into dystopia. They focused in making the world work, by oppressing the people.

If I had to start a new society and had to choose one characteristic I think it should have, I would have to think very deeply. Good education may not be the best choice, as there will eventually be a power hungry maniac among us, and the only thing worse than a power hungry maniac is an educated power hungry maniac. However I can't just form a government that gets rid of this kind of people, because of the "Nineteen Eighty-Four" effect. Technologically advanced may also not be the best idea as it can easily be abused (this is exactly what happened in "Nineteen Eighty-Four"). I doubt that there even is a single characteristic that can lead to utopia. Take freedom for example, if people are free from the government then there will be chaos. If I choose for law and order, you get an oppressive dystopia. Sustainability may be good for nature, but it doesn't put an end to racism, war, poverty, etc...

I think that the best choice would be peacefulness. Out of all the possibilities it gets you the closest to Utopia. If people are peaceful towards one and other they will accept each other differences ending racism, exclusion and war. Without the distraction of war and violence people will be able to focus more on economy and so putting an end to poverty. Once poverty is gone people will no longer have to rely on cheap products that hurt the environment. Then with the improved economy people will be able to invest, more and spend more time developing eco-friendly machines. Once all the problems are gone people will be able to lead a good life free of hunger, war, pollution, racism, war, etc... This means that people will be free of suffering which means that utopia will be achieved. This process will probably take a long time, but it may give mankind a possibility achieving utopia.

I say "may" because peacefulness is not a guarantee. There will always be more than society in the world, and that other society does not have to be peaceful. In fact it can be very hostile. If the other society decides to invade my society for the sake of power or other reasons, then the society may very well be doomed.