(4 min read) So I’ve decided to run for President. Not of the United States, for it is not possible for an immigrant, but as President of my self  😀  Hope you are laughing or at least smiling. On a more serious note, I’ve been racking my brain agonizing over why are we so so so divided here in America amidst a pandemic that could be the cause of UNITY to fight together against an invader??

Then it dawned on me.

Such DIVISION builds over time, right?

“Dah, Reda, what’s new about that??”     Literally, nothing is new here. Rather an application of the question; “How am I contributing to the DIVISION?” And here’s the revelation expose admission; at least to me, and I ask, pray and hope that this right here would encourage you to join me in asking the same question. “How am I contributing?”

Presently, we have tons of contests offered; Contests of pictures drawn by our kids, contests of best dress, contests of non-profits, contests of best singer and so on. There is a prize for the winner. And how does one win? By people voting on your social media of choice.

So far I believe we should all be 100% in agreement that such contests are all around us.

How does it work? I am indeed a contributor to this. One rallies ALL their friends and friend’s friends to;

“VOTE FOR ME”

Do I ever check out other “drawings” “dresses” “non-profits” before casting a vote?

I can only answer for myself…………. Nope   Never   Not-In-a-Million-Years   EVER……

WHY?

Because my friend asked me to vote for them!!

Why did I not check out the OTHER contestants???

Again, “My” friend asked me to vote for them so “My” friend can WIN the PRIZE…………………….

Therefore, my vote, at least for me, is not about “Which one is the Best to Choose”  RATHER

“My” Vote is for “My” friend to WIN

That’s it.

I am not using “My” vote to practice CHOICE of what’s BEST,

rather I am using “My” vote to practice ALLEGIANCE………….

This is an Aha moment for me. Maybe it is for you too.

First, a question; Do I want to contribute myself, my vote, my choice to “What is Best?”

I hope you agree that our entire existence our entire humanity our entire civilization and just simply our character is built on choosing what is BEST!!

So I encourage those voting, and I speak to myself in the same breath, to not cast a vote unless I have reviewed all the drawings. Then vote for what you’ve decided is the BEST drawing.

But what about my friend winning!?!?!?

See, I struggle with the same thing…………….

So the question I have to dwell on, battle and struggle with is;

Do I vote with my pack, whichever pack it is!?

Or examine and decide for myself?

My culture has built me over time to vote for ALLEGIANCE not for CHOICE. I ask of ALL of us to work on changing our culture so that we continue to better ourselves as the people of the USA.

I will stop voting on social media for “My” friend’s drawing, or “My” five times removed friend’s drawing unless I truly find it to be the best among all other drawings. Yes, this means my friend may not WIN the prize, but AGAIN my culture is cornering me and trapping me into feeling guilty for NOT voting for my friend…………. But that’s exactly what needs to be changed so that;

My vote is for what I CHOOSE to be BEST and not just an ALLEGIANCE vote.

Our present culture continues to guide us into “Choosing for ‘My’ friend to WIN” and pushing us away from “Choosing for what’s BEST at hand”……………

Let’s Fight IT            Fight IT           Fight IT

For DIVISION is all about creating PACKS while

UNITY is for breaking down walls between PACKS

My Lord and my Father, You stress ever so heavily on Your creation being fair just impartial unbiased objective and detached from favoritism………………… ALLEGIANCE is simply ANTI any of these adjectives. Oh help me God be as You desire for me to be. I know I know, that’s such a tall order, as I fail You constantly, but may Your presence in my life remind me moment by moment by moment that You desire for me to be fair just impartial unbiased objective and detached from favoritism. I love You and Thank You my Lord. Amen.