Everybody vote!!!

Election day. Will America make history by electing the first black dude as president?!?!? Hope so.

I see some similarities with Taiwanese presidents and US presidents. President W. Bush is very much like President Chen. Like to polarize the electorates... use the 'us against them' strategy. In case of W, the "us" would be the conservative christians. For president Chen, it was the Taiwanese. I didn't really like their divisive styles... and I think it served them right to finish their terms with super low popularity ratings.

And now Obama is like President Ma. Both sound like they can bring about change and hope about perfecting our union! But can they really deliver?

Hard to say. All we can do is to pray for them and hope for the best I suppose. President Kennedy said it best, 'ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country!' For sure a good leader is important for a nation to rise, but we all better contribute our own efforts. We shouldn't parry all personal responsibilities! Even if a candidate who we don't like were elected, we are still called to do the best we can under that circumstance!

Besides government, I suppose this is applicable everywhere, at our workplace, at church, at home, etc. Instead of being cynical and always complaining about things, we ought to all just work together to get thru our problems and hope for the best. Ain't nothing wrong with complaints... as long as we can have some sort of resolution afterwards. If you absolutely are going to be cynical about it, if you absolutely can't stand it, then you might as well just leave. But this better be the last resort though. This is how governments or even churches split!!! But hey, if this is indeed the best way for everyone, then so be it. Union is nice, but even God sometimes would divide us up such as during the tower of Babel times... when we're too proud, then it's time for us to split I guess. But of course I don't think this is ideal. Usually nothing good can come out of the splits.

Biblically, this has been happening again and again. Obey God in Eden... or get the hell out! ;) If you're stucked in a bad situation and can't get out, as long as we obey God, God can help us out! Even when situation seems hopeless, we can always trust God that He'll be able to get it done in the end! But of course the main problem is do we really want the same thing God wants? Do we really want to stay in Eden and not eat from the tree of knowledge? Do we really want to leave Egypt? Do we really want to go thru all that trouble to rebuild the temple?

Cynicism isn't always a bad thing. It's good to be skeptical of satan's schemes. But how do we properly balance cynicism and hope? I don't know. All I know is that we all should just vote for which ever candidate we believe in. Even if the candidate we voted for didn't win, we ought to continue to live our lives the same just, merciful and humble way. If God made this guy authority over us, there must be a good reason for it. Of course if this elected person is really the anti-christ, then of course we don't have to obey all his evil orders, but otherwise, we ought to keep on trying to serve and love one another. This much is all that I know.

Here's praying that more and more of us end up think more and more like God. Desiring the same things that He desires. I'm also hoping that we can slowly perfect our union on earth. Progess has been made for sure. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream is slowly being realized. God is still with us... and working on us. You rock O Lord! ;) Thank You!

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