A Farewell to Omelas
I long have lived in a dream world, and I often attempt to revert. In a search for simplicity there are many details I have ignored, many facts I could not manage to process. I am aware, at least, that I am often not aware of all the facets of the interconnected web of causality and cost. And of the thing I am aware of, many things I choose not to focus on. Why? An overwhleming sense of the fragmantation of truth, the coruption of society, and a general sense of consternation.
I want change. Total awareness is not possible or even survivable, but I do not desire to live my life in such a way that I must intelectually ignore desperate realities, factual truths, real conflict.
I have been reading and thinking about Ursela Le Guin's short story called "The Ones who walk away from Omelas." I highly recomend it. The point is we live in a way that impacts others, no matter how happy our city seems, we all know that no all our welcomed to enjoy. We can either choose to let our "joy" be their suffering; live happy lives at the expense of others or we can walk away from all we have ever know.
Does the knowledge that others suffer because of the way we live taint our ability to live in peace? Is peace anywhere threatened be injustice anywhere? As for me, I do not wish to live with a tainted joy. I want to bid farewell to Omelas.
Check out Le Guin and think along side me. There is much to be said and even more to be done... | 
