Comments on: Utopia: Guarani Missions of South America

By: luis alvarez

luis alvarez — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:41:01 +0000

Pienso que Utopia remite, en occidente, además de al libro de T. More, a su significado de ” que está en ningúna parte – ningún lugar”.
América era en ese entonces – circa 1500- el Nuevo Mundo. Desconocido.
Hombre Nuevo. A Descubrir.
Con todas las paradojas con que llegaba el Renacimiento hasta aquí…
Me ha encantado, conocerlos a ambos, buscando por todos los rincones de Sudamérica, lo que tambien se puede buscar en cualquier viaje espiritual, en un libro, o en cualquier lugar del mundo.
Buenos Aires, Dic 27 2008

By: fred

fred — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:52:42 +0000

I like the approach they take in Bhutan, where they measure the national Gross Domestic Happiness. Contrast that to most Western societies that measure Gross Domestic Product. Would you prefer to be tasked with making “Product” or “Happiness”?

By: Suhasini Taskar

Suhasini Taskar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:06:38 +0000

I feel that utopia is for the most part tends to be short lived and when actually rubber meets the road, harsh reality sets in that may ultimately replace utopia.
In Hindu literature “Ramayana”, Ram Rajya (country ruled by the king Ram) was where everybody was very happy and contended. Even that came to an abrupt end when Ram had to send his queen Seeta to a deep forest. Thus the thought of utopia is very pleasant, but it is hard to achieve for a prolonged period of time in the real life.
Do you agree?