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A race or a revelation? The past three days have been all about the ‘Race to the White House’. The BBC, CNN, Washington Post have all talked about the tally of votes for Biden and Trump as if it is a tense horse race with one of them edging towards the finishing line. But this narrative actually gives a false impression. Although the every changing tally of votes looks as if something is being built, actually the event, the truth has already happened. The reality is there but hidden. A certain number of votes have been cast for each person. All we are watching is the gradual revealing of that truth. Whoever has won or lost is already determined- we just have to (slowly,nervously) watch as the results are revealed.. Imagining the process
As a child I would love a magic painting book - where just painting with water would somehow reveal an image. I made something similar using digital drawing apps - a layer of cream placed over an image of stones. I then erased parts of the overlaying cream to reveal what looks like stepping stones : a gradual, rather pleasing revelation of some of the full picture underneath. What have these three days taught us? The process of finding out what is already there (ie who will be the next President of the USA) has taught us all to be patient, to respect the process and to appreciate that revelation of the part may be misleading at times. The whole truth, the final result, will only be known when all the ballots are counted. Keep on looking, the Alps will appear So we need to keep on counting, keep on looking, keep on gradually seeking little corners of the whole truth. We need to trust that the mists will gradually clear. Years ago, staying in a room perched high over Lake Como, I witnessed a wonderful process whereby, over the course of several days, the misty indistinct outlook gradually was transformed and the Alps appeared.
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