Today’s entry is a little strange in that although it’s November 9th, 2016, the day after the Presidential Election, I actually wrote this on October 30th. I did this for a specific reason, because at the moment, I have no idea what’s going to happen once we all have figured out who our next President is.
I’ve heard of plenty who say they are going to move to Canada if Clinton wins and I’ve heard the same said for Trump as well. There also has been great talk in the news about potential riots and other civil unrest that may occur based upon the possibility of either candidate winning.
The fact remains that I’ve never been more concerned about any presidential election in my entire life until now. And it seems as if everyone else is on edge too, not just in our country, but in the rest of the world as well.
I used to love living in the United States and was extremely grateful for being born into a family here. The freedoms I have had since that day are ones that many others in this world have never experienced. Yet I’ve silently wondered what the next four years are going to be like seeing that half the country will be against whomever is elected.
I’ve also thought a lot about what’s going to occur if this new president begins to make mistakes that cause major problems for our country. Will the half that didn’t vote for them become angry and resentful at the other half who did? Will there be a lot of “I told you so’s” taking place because of it and in turn, will violence then erupt because of it?
In addition, many have talked about the possibility of our country entering a new war with our next Commander-In-Chief, but has anyone considered the idea that it could be another civil war? The reality is our country is so divided right now and will be even more so with our new president. We haven’t seen the likes of this in well over a century as far as I’m concerned.
That’s why I’m pretty scared right now to be an American citizen. Scared that some of my current rights and freedoms could evaporate over the next four years. Scared that I might see greater bloodshed taking place on our own soil in the coming years. Scared that other countries could take advantage of our present divisions and instability. And scared that our economy could take a serious tank because of it all.
While I have no premonitions of what is going to happen under our new president’s government, I can only pray that God will protect us all no matter what. Yet I agree with what my friend Karen always says to me in that the real work is not done by our President or the government for that matter, it’s done by us.
We are the ones who make the difference. We are the ones who must foster peace and love between each other. But the more we focus on how much we don’t like who was elected, the more we miss that point altogether and the more we will remain divided.
So the best I can say for the day after election is this. Do your best to be kind to each other and to love each other no matter who our new President is. Because in doing so, we’ll all win in the long run. But know this, in doing the opposite, the only thing we’ll be doing is giving power and creation to all those fears we’ve each been harboring throughout this entire presidential election. And I’m sure that’s at least one thing all of us can agree on we don’t want to happen…
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson