Everyone is going on about an election happening somewhere in the world, on the first Tuesday in November. But don't they get it? The first Tuesday in November is Melbourne Cup Day. The Melbourne Cup is a horse race that holds the title of "stopping a nation", namely Australia.
While the US election may raise people's prejudices, fears and ire, the Melbourne Cup is about enthusiam for life and gladly belonging somewhere in the world. It is a gala event that can excite any heart or community.
Life is too short. That may be a cliche, but it is true, for life is meant to be lived and enjoyed. We just get distratced too easily, along the way, by the loaded agenda of others. Despite all in our world that may say otherwise and disturb us, life is a gift to be grabbed and savoured. It is a Melbourne Cup event, not a US election campaign.
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