I love The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - it's a beautiful and haunting story. I re-read it almost annually and always see a new way that it reflects our world. In many ways I've seen the Bruderhof community as a near perfect encapsulation of what it looks like to walk away from the sins & exploitation inherent in capitalism (which Omelas was written to critique). I like to think that those who walked away from Omelas in the story created a thriving community full of happy children. It might not have had the same luxuries as Omelas, but would be, in all the most important ways, more beautiful.
Excellent post!
And I love Beethoven's Sixth. Just recommended it last week to a friend who's never listened to it.
I love The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - it's a beautiful and haunting story. I re-read it almost annually and always see a new way that it reflects our world. In many ways I've seen the Bruderhof community as a near perfect encapsulation of what it looks like to walk away from the sins & exploitation inherent in capitalism (which Omelas was written to critique). I like to think that those who walked away from Omelas in the story created a thriving community full of happy children. It might not have had the same luxuries as Omelas, but would be, in all the most important ways, more beautiful.
Thanks Martha! Really like this perspective.
Lovely article!