30 September 2013 Pretend you woke up one day and there were no rules. People could suddenly do whatever they wanted! Explain what the world would be like. Use your imagination!

Rules are the most important thing when it comes to society, starting from being fair to countries keeping their promises. Although I am only thirteen years old, rules make my life easier in terms of school and outside home. Our school is very strict with rules and if any of us break them, whether it’s a major or minor one, we have to face the consequences. Rules are what keep the world growing positively. If I woke up and found out that there were no rules, this world would be a disaster.

First, a world without rules would mean anyone could storm into your room, steal all your money and run away without being caught because it would be considered “legal.” No one would have to work because you can’t be sure that you’ll receive your wages or salary. There would be no more hard working because there would be even more easier methods to “earn” higher amounts of money such as stealing, extorting, or, even at the worst case, killing. You won’t have to feel guilty about this anymore because its not considered illegal when rules don’t exist anymore. Everything would be a disaster because having no rules and limitations could lead to great harm.

Not only will a lack of rules disrupt our daily lives but it could destroy the whole world. Countries would be able to break promises they have made with each other because the rule of keeping treaties won’t exist. In fact, this could cause a major war, perhaps World War III. Politics wouldn’t exist because any country would be able to invade freely without any worries. Other countries would be able to stop them, but it would be impossible to make them feel guilty because there would be no rules anymore. For example, the treaty to not use any nuclear or chemical weapons on each other would have no point because the concept of rules would not exist. Countries could invade or betray each other without having to face any costs.

I believe that there would be absolutely no advantages for the world as a whole because most people would turn greedy if there were no rules. Money is what everyone wants and the more money you have, the more people will respect and look up to you. However, since there are no rules, why not steal each other’s property since this is the only way to live? If the world ran like this, why not take anyone’s money by simply killing them because you wouldn’t have to go to jail even when you murdered someone? Everyone would start to kill each other and the population of this world would decrease very quickly. Eventually, there might only be one person left in this world!

Thinking about a world like this gives me nightmares and goosebumps. Luckily, the world we live in today is secured with rules and limitations. Rules are what help our daily lives become peaceful because we all have a mind-set that doing evil deeds could lead to serious problems. We can trust each other because we all know the consequences if we do something illegal. Countries can rely on each other, creating a safe world.