Winner and Loser

 Some countries have elections.  When there are two candidates, each quite popular, but very different,  lots of people tend to vote.  One candidate wins and all their voters are happy.  The loser voters tend to be very unhappy, with maybe some hope for things to be not so bad.  Whatever.  Within a year, the winner is more unpopular than when the election was decided.  Why?  Well, the voters who “won” voted because they thought happiness was in material things.  Material things did not materialize as expected.  So whether my candidate wins or loses, I tend to wake up each day with gratitude for what I do have, much of which is not material.  And then I try to see how I can keep this body in fit spiritual and physical condition to be of help to others, regardless of who they voted for in any election.  I don’t vote for any miracles.  The miracle worker I believe in got crucified and would have won no elections with his program for happiness.