Utilitarians focus on the greater good. They believe it is perfectly moral for someone completely innocent to suffer until the rest of society is happier than happy. In the story of "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas", for example, they live in a perfect world called Omelas. Everyone is joyful, there is no war, no disease and a myriad of luxury items. However, in order for a small, innocent child to continue to exist and thrive in the wonderful place of Omelas, he must live in a closet where he is undernourished and unloved. Those who live in Omelas, once they become old enough, must go and visit the child. They learn that their happiness only happens because this poor naked child suffers. The child “can remember the sunlight and the voice of his mother” and his life must be sacrificed for the greater good of the rest of society (LeGuin, page 5). would not be in favor of giving money to the panhandler outside your local grocery store. If you were to give away your money, you would suffer too. If you didn't give away money because you have to go buy insulin for your diabetic child or dinner for your family of 6, in the eyes of a utilitarian, that would be perfectly acceptable because you were acting for the greater good for the majority of people. The beggar is allowed