Just Another Day

Today I was reminded how blessed we are, living in a nation like Canada.

Yesterday we had Provincial Elections, and over the past 5 weeks we've heard all the candidates tooting their own horn, criticizing and vilifying others. We've heard how good the 'abc' party is, and how bad 'xyz' is.

This morning, after all was said and done and a new government was voted in (well, in our case, not really), we go on with our lives as though nothing happened yesterday. We go to work, go to lunch, buy groceries, play sports, as though it's just another day.

How lucky we are to be able to live in a place where people's opinions matter. People are respected. In many ways I hate democracy, especially the way it's practised in Canada: the minority rule the majority, laws are lax, and the word "tolerance" nowadays has the same meaning as "acceptance". Give me a benevolent dictator over democracy .. anyday.

But still, I'm amazed that on a day like today we can all just get out of bed and continue life as though nothing imortant happened yesterday. In many countries, people would die on election nights. Tempers flare. Anger spills out into the streets. Military "preserves" the peace. Buildings are bombed. People die.

We? We get up the next day, shower, and go to work. Today's a day like any other day.