On an island not to far from the coast of South America, lives a perfect society where the members are happy and content in their role in the community. The island, also known as Salaad, is a tropical island not much larger than a medium sized town with only about 100 people who live in this island community. The people of Salaad are by no means perfect. They are only human. What makes Salaadians special is that they are all very different people with very different backgrounds but they all are accepting and acknowledging of the people around them as sensitive creatures who deserve to be treated as equals if not family.
Salaadians live however they choose. They are free to do what they please but they are expected to do some sort of task of their choosing three days a week and an assigned task the other three days a week. Salaadians are subsistence farmers. They grow their own food and fish for their meat since there are no other animals on the island. It is important that everyone does their share of the work. If someone chooses not to do their work on a regular basis or does poor work consistently they will have a scheduled hearing at which members of the community will be randomly chosen to talk with that person and
Salaad has a governing body that is democratic but very different from the democracy most might think of. The formal government consists of a main triumvirate of community elders and nine other leaders. An elder is someone in the community who is 22 or older. Every four years, twelve elders are picked to run the monthly community meetings and set up the calendar of tasks. The whole community votes every two months on the three leaders of the elders. At the monthly meetings the whole community comes to vote on important issues and expose problems within Salaad. Also at these meetings, the community chooses who should be invited to join the community through a group discussion held with the potential joinee. With such a small group of people, everyone gets to share their thoughts and ideas as well as voice their opinion. While the people of salad are very open minded, they also have morals that change and grow as the people do. The Salaadians do not have laws but instead use common sense when figuring out the difference between right and wrong. They find that their religious backgrounds teach give them the best sense of right and wrong when dealing with others.
Religion on the island is very different than in the rest of the world. The main religion is monotheistic and most people on the island worship a god that encompasses the most practical aspects of Islam, Buddhist, Christian and Hindu principles. The people choose their own way to worship t
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