Absolutism In The City Of Omelas

Life is not perfect and neither is the way getting to that “perfect” sense of life. There are drugs, alcohol, crime, destruction, depression, and just plain negative things all around us in each and every society here in the world. But what if there was a way that we could all enjoy our lives in a great society, not perfect, but far from the other societies? What if only a select few had to live with an unfortunate lifestyle and neglect from other human beings in the same society? What if I told you that could happen and only at the expense of one single child. Clearly life was never meant to be perfect, there will always be someone to suffer for the greatness of others. We see these examples on a day to day basis from other regions with many
Many people who come towards the sight of the child know that they should not compensate the suffering child with care, let alone even attempting to let the boy into our city. They very well know that by having the boy be comforted and/or let out would cause inevitable destruction towards the city of Omelas, forever. This a sheer display of Absolutism, an ethical belief that leads directly to the right or to the wrong in moral ethics. The people that think this would believe that such a sacrifice is but of the cruel means of the people and not the necessary means of the people. Through and through, pain and despair has lingered out throughout various societies and ostracized the people from any potential peace and harmony. Even if the child were to be comforted the child would be beyond any sort of
“Dead” as in the essence of unliving, diminished, lame, and depraved of life itself. The child contains only his contorted mind and the understanding of his current position. As sorrowful as it may seem it cannot be helped, the child must stay, the child must suffer for the good of the people. As morally corrupt I may seem this only seems to flow through the Utilitarian railroad of moral ethics. Utilitarianism is the conception of the moral life of means-to-end reasoning. It strives for the goodness of the people, caused by the good intention of the people, no matter how grim nor how necessary. Understandably, seeing the child right before you, you will tend to fill an influx of emotions coursing through your veins, we all do, you are not the only one alone. We were all able to mature into better beings of society, creating a better society than compared to the