Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Prometheus and Pandora

My mind was attracted with "the age of innocence and happiness" which is called "the Golden Age" in this text. There is no need for law or any magistrate in order to get peace among people because the citizens are simply in peace with each other already. There is no such a tree-robber in the forest or "fortification round their towns". and definitely they do not need weapon like swords, spears, or helmets. The most interesting thing is that "the earth brought forth all things necessary for man, without his labor in ploughing or sowing". Even flowers can grow without seed, and "the rivers flowed with milk and wine", etc.
I wonder whether our current world is considered dystopias comparing to the Golden Age. We need all kinds of law and agreement to protect human rights such as business law, marriage law, Bill of rights.We have boundaries between countries, states, houses. We experienced world war I, world war II, and now there may be a world war III with nuclear weapons. what about labor issues? we had slavery, work abuse, low standard condition at work, low payment, so on and so for. Some people do nothing, but they still have their high standard of living. Some do hard work, yet still under condition of living. However, we are all trying to change the imperfect world slowly to ideal world. I hope more and more people can realize our dystopias and contribute to create a utopian world for a better future.

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