Decisions, Decisions

Tomorrow is primary election day in Kentucky. Jeff and I will probably head for the polls before we go to work in the morning. The problem is, I'm still not entirely sure who I will pull that lever for. I think I know, but then something will be said or done that makes me wonder if that would be the right decision. It is not very often that the poor little state of Kentucky gets as much attention over a primary election as it has this year when the field is still so muddled and befuddled. By the time our May primary comes around, it's usually all over but the shouting and I usually feel as if my vote is just a perfunctory duty that doesn't really make a difference. Growing up in the shadow of a world famous political picnic and having parents who worked for years at the polls, I feel as if I should be adept at making political choices, not floundering in indecision. I do know that my criteria has nothing to do with who makes the best speech or the most promises or draws the largest crowds; because in the long run, the events that shape our country and the world are not dependent on one leader or their political spin. Even though I know candidate's personal lives should be respected; I believe it is in the individual actions of their private lives that we can see who they really are. With a little practice and the right coaching, anyone can get up and give a soul-stirring speech or make good sounding promises. I look for the character of the person I am voting for. Show me their family life, what they were like as a child, what shaped the principles they stand for, do they still respect their parents? I do not believe we can divorce our private lives from our public professions. We are who we are.
So I will step into that booth in the morning and try to vote for the person that I feel is the best, based on the criteria I have set for my own discernment.

I ran across the following video on YouTube that I find astonishing and very touching and thought-provoking. I plan to reflect on the lesson it portrays as I complete the decision making process for doing my citizen duty tomorrow.