Utopia

 

A utopia is an ideal place or state. It is any vision of a socially and politically perfect society. It is a term coined by Sir Thomas More in the early 16th Century. It refers to an imaginary, ideal (or mythical), perfect state or place (especially in its laws, government, social and moral conditions). From Greek roots it derives its meaning from the words outopia, meaning "no place" and eutopia, meaning "a place where everything is right." In a sense, a utopian land in fiction becomes both a place that never quite existed as it is portrayed and a place where everything seems perfect. It is an imagined world.

 

My idea of a utopia would be a world that in its entirety is one large museum. The museum would display various works of art on its walls, and have installations that express the characteristics of the person who made them. The museum itself would be surrounded and covered by forest, and there would be large windows so we could peer out.

 

My utopia would shun the idea of a large scale multinational corporation. Instead we would promote the idea of a family business - various individuals who would sell their skills and products, and deal with customers directly (face to face).

 

All work would be enjoyable and intellectually/physically stimulating. We would not have to pay any bills, as we would live off our own grown vegetables, and live in a home that has its own power station - a windmill or solar panels.

 

In this world we recycle all of our rubbish. All of the power stations produce renewable energy.