Thomas More's "Utopia" and Society Today

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 One of the neatest things about the Utopians is that they are always happy and completely rational. They work because work is required, and they have plenty of time to do other things. I think that although we as the reader knows this society cannot logically ever exist, it still has a good message in the way things should be run. I think that students should know that their lives are not their jobs, and that there is more to them than what they do for a living. "Utopia" is undoubtedly a difficult work, but it may help students to understand that they can be happy in life regardless of the amount of money they make. We want students to do jobs that make decent money, but more than that we want students to choose jobs that align with their passions, and we want them to think bigger than just what job they want to have one day. 

     One thing that plagues some specific societies today is the “live to work” mindset. People find their identities in their careers. Their whole lives center around their line of work. Utopians avoid this all together because they view work as a means to an end. Work is necessary, so they contribute to society, but work is not the end. Work is simply a necessary part of living. They work to live, not the other way around. I think it’s safe to say that this is something that can be beneficial in modern society. 

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