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Elections

Do people need governing? That is the question that we try to answer every time we contemplate the whole election process. The answer lies in contemplating what might happen if we were not governed by the law of the land. As a species we have evolved to the point that individuals can ascertain what is beneficial to them and their loved ones. In achieving that level of comfort for themselves they seek to extend their sphere of influence in many ways big and small. While pushing this sphere outward or inward, what is beneficial to one can and at times tends to be encroaching on another's sense of freedom and enjoyment at which point the conflict of interest arises. Resolution to such conflicts big and small, local or global, regardless of color, caste, nationality tend to be matters requiring intervention from an astute and experienced individual or a group equipped to navigate the challenge. People believe in the concept (in a democractic society) of allowing the elders