I have now read Selection from Utopia, by Sir Thomas More. It's quite interesting to see this perfect world he created. Before reading it, I clearly assumed that Utopia was a realistic place and that everything mentioned happened exactly as I had read. I skipped the first page where it is clearly explained that "the inhabitants of More's utopia are presented as having solved the problems plaguing Europe at the time." Based on this, I realized that this was not true. I then read an article in the Los Angeles Times, explaining how costly it is to have homeless people on our Los Angeles streets; it's only because of an older lady who went through this crisis. As I read both the excerpt and the article, I realized the good that came from More, as well as from the worker who helped homeless women enter her own utopia. Unfortunately, the streets of Los Angeles are anything but utopian for those who have to live. them and even less for those who want nothing to do with the “citizens” of the sidewalks. If More were here, he would say that those who live on the streets are the ones who should be sent to war; only because More says: "Just as the Utopians seek the best possible men to use at home, so on the same principle they seek the worst possible men to misuse in war." » It's a bit like saying that if those on the streets choose not to care or do anything for society, then they are the ones whose lives should be taken by someone else. For those who sleep outside in public parks, sidewalks and dark alleys, at one time or another they had a home, a family, a job; and for some reason everything fell apart. Today, there is no home, no family, no work. There have been many social workers or many "More" who have offered to help, but the medium of paper is very different from what one imagines on the street. A utopia of those who live in permanent homes, the utopian country drains any possible help for those who really need it. From More's perspective, the view of society and people is that there really is no perfect world. There are no perfect people. There is no real way to make all evil go away. There are circumstances where this is unavoidable. As human beings, there is little we can do to help other human beings in an inferior position. Individually we make small differences, but it will never be enough to end homelessness, poverty, hunger or bring world peace. Works Cited Lowery, Mollie. “Lessons from the Streets.” Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2014. Web. April 9. 2014. .