Are You Living in Reality?

So this story really took me by surprise. The short-story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is about the citizens who live in a city that could be classified as a Utopian city. Everybody lives in harmony with each other and there is hardly any problems in the city. Except for one. Locked away from civilization is a child, who is apparently deformed, is kept in a basement that has no windows. The only human interaction that this child gets is from groups of people that bring young adults as a coming of age ceremony. The sight frightens the young adults, they continue to remember the child, but eventually come to the conclusion that is better for the happiness that the child stays locked away where it is. Also, the entire town of Omelas is aware of the mistreatment of this child but think its best not uproot the established order and keep things the way they are. However, the ones who are truly affected by the sight they saw, leave Omelas, knowing exactly where they are going. This story brings out we as humans show our indifference to injustices around the world. Whether orphans in another country or how needy the poor are, we have to be actually thinking about how we can change these things. Many people like to live indifferent lives because they want to control everything around them. they want to take action because the result of their action would require them to put their faith in something other than themselves. People who live indifferent lives also like to blame their problems on others. When we do this we lose the opportunity to reflect on our choices and actions and and make positive decisions that will help us become better people. We don't live in a world where everything is perfect, the sun is shining all the time, and no conflict. There is thing called reality and it hurts when we realize the world isn't what we thought it was.