Mother Teresa's utopian visionIn August 1948, at the age of 38, Mother Teresa decided to venture into the poorest neighborhoods of Calcutta, India, to live her utopian dream by providing food, assistance, education and housing to the poor. Feeding people with the Word of God; dressing them with dignity; educating them in knowledge, peace, truth, justice and love; heal the mind and spirit; and protecting them with an understanding heart. (“servants”) I believe a utopian vision is any vision that follows natural law, creates happiness in the community, and is achievable. Mother Teresa's visions are, in fact, effective utopian visions. Mother Teresa's visions included living a simple life, serving the poorest of the poor, treating everyone as equals, suffering cheerfully, and loving everyone until it hurts. In this article, the ideas and visions that Mother Teresa held dear will be evaluated and questioned based on my three defined criteria of a utopian vision. “Natural law theory is the view that moral values ​​are fixed features of the universe that all humanity can discover through reason.” (Fiesner) The golden rule is an example of natural law. When you do unto others as you would have them do unto you, you follow natural law. Equality allows natural laws to flourish. Mother Teresa always fought for the equality of all people, but many would say she felt superior to others. It is stated that the greatest flaw in Mother Teresa's teachings "is the belief that as long as a sister obeys [Mother Teresa] she is doing the will of God." (Adams) This is inherently a downfall, but it is natural for the person who creates something to want to control it. “There was blatant hypocrisy in Tere...... middle of paper ...... Famous,” September 13, 1997, http://www.users.bigpond.com/Atheist_Australia/teresa4.htm Access 2 /14/99Lev, Michael A. "The Whole World Says 'Goodbye' and 'Good Luck' to Mother Teresa." Chicago Tribune, reprinted from The Providence Sunday Journal, September 14, 1997, volume CXI, no. 37, pages A-1, 14. http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1109.cfm Accessed 02/14/99Muggeridge , Malcolm. Something Beautiful for God. New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. Roehl, Jayson. "Mother Teresa: love and politics" http://www.neopolitique.org/articles/nov97-teresa.html Accessed 02/14/99"Suffering Servants" http://www.in.net/~servant/servmo - t.htm Accessed 02/14/99Teresa, mother. Mother Teresa, a simple path. New York: Ballantine Books, 1995.Teresa, mother. A gift for God / Mother Teresa of Calcutta &endash; First American edition, New York: Harper & Row, 1975.