I hope you still have a stain on your left thumb nail! How are you feeling about the elections as the results come trickling in?
We are certainly in for interesting times, but I am hopeful that the shakeup of our politics may yet be a really good thing for our country. As we enter an era of coalition politics, we should see much less power concentrated in the hands of the few, and our politicians will be obliged to work together across party lines if our nation is to move forward. There will be greater accountability with coalition partners watching each other closely, and hopefully a maturing in the South African political space.
Having said that, we could all do with a greater ability to really listen to people who see the world differently to us, rather than trying to speak over them. How wonderful if we could learn as South Africans to value each other while still being able to hold different views? As the psalmist puts it: "How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along!" (Ps 133:1 MSG)
We are certainly in for interesting times, but I am hopeful that the shakeup of our politics may yet be a really good thing for our country. As we enter an era of coalition politics, we should see much less power concentrated in the hands of the few, and our politicians will be obliged to work together across party lines if our nation is to move forward. There will be greater accountability with coalition partners watching each other closely, and hopefully a maturing in the South African political space.
Having said that, we could all do with a greater ability to really listen to people who see the world differently to us, rather than trying to speak over them. How wonderful if we could learn as South Africans to value each other while still being able to hold different views? As the psalmist puts it: "How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along!" (Ps 133:1 MSG)