Participation

I have my absentee ballot sitting here on my desk, freshly marked and signed and sealed, waiting to be mailed.  I voted for Hillary.

You know, as I picked up my pen to fill in the ballot, I experienced a small thrill.  The thrill of getting to have a say in my government.  Even if the cynical side of me notes that my actual, individual ballot matters not a jot.  Still, how many people in the world aren’t allowed to have a say in how they are governed?  No matter how cynical one may get about the actual governing or the effectiveness of voting, the fact that one is allowed to have a say is remarkable.  And so it thrills me.