The Sun Rises, Babies Smile.

Life Goes on Day After Elections

By Tom Anselm

   I have breaking news of a little-recognized solar phenomenon that occurred on the second Wednesday of November, 2016. It seems that the sun rose, as per its regular routine. In spite of what had occurred the day before in a certain region of the earth called the United States of America, Good Old Sol reportedly began its early-morning journey into the eastern sky on schedule

In related news, babies looked up at their mommies and daddies and smiled happily as they were lifted from their cribs And everything seemed to be all right.

Well, maybe not everything.

T he people in the United States of America have a new

president-elect. A majority of the population is ecstatic, and a

secondary lesser portion is devastated. As things go, this is how

things go in national elections. The political landscape of the

country will soon change one way or the other. Some of us will be

all in, others will be overwhelmingly disappointed in the outcomoutcome, and wondering where do we as a country go from here.

But that Big Old Sun, it did rise. Them little old babies, they did smile.

Which is just about as significant a harbinger of our future as we can find.

Those who have seen their choices for office win will be energized, and probably take a not-so-accurate sense of mandate with them into their day’s activities. Not-so-accurate because our country may not have been this divided since the days of the War Between the States, although The Sixties gave division a good run. And as we have seen in those many years past, this can be troublesome to achieving positive results on the local and world stages.

Doubtful it is that this year’s campaign bruises and beatings will be easily forgotten, or quickly healed, on either side of the divide.

For those who have seen their choices for office lose, well, they may also carry a not-so-accurate lament of ‘if only’s’ with them on their daily walk.

The American system of picking their top leader is not perfect. Electoral votes win the game, and maybe they should be divided proportionately based on the state’s popular vote totals. Some people may not accept the new leadership, and vow to make a better effort next time, put forth better choices, do things differently. There will be bitterness and angst and brokenness.

They will be stung by the defeat. Political leaders who have lost their run for the presidency say they never fully recover from the result, so much of themselves goes into the effort. Same might be said of us, the ‘electorate’, if to a lesser degree.

One positive effect of losing may be that this group may experience a new ‘call to arms’ in support of its positions and policies. We’ve seen this happen in the past. For better, and for worse.

Either way, the sun will continue to rise. Babies will smile.

And, we… either battered and bruised, or energized and thrilled… we will go on, with faith in The Big Leader in the Sky and hope in our hearts.

Either way, we will go on.

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