October 31 has been an exasperating day. We experienced 7 hours of waiting in line with no good food to munch on and a chilling atmosphere. It was really inviting to get out of line and simply go straight home to have a sumptuous hot dinner and to sleep comfortably on a soft bed with thick mantels. But, we were too eager to exercise our right. We did not give up. we stood through the hours and the only thing that brought us up are moments of humor – of speakers and stupid people being tricked to follow them; of hot-headed individuals fighting and rationalizing a stupid cause; of cheaters being snapped into their conscience after being barraged by a great number of long-waiters. After all the hassles we've gone through, I ask myself now – was it worth it?
Technically, we have yet to be officially registered. We'll have to go back on the 3rd of November to finish our biometrics proper. Nevertheless, we are sure to be allowed to use this right – this right that asks too much, yet, gives too little. Voting properly won't really be a big thing. My vote dissolves itself with millions of other votes – many of which are simply bought or are even of non-existing individuals. It will simply be a speck of dust in the foundation of the government that we wanted to form – it's not even bricks-worth. With or without it, nothing will really change after the election. Sue me for being honest.
However, we should not simply look at the effects of our votes only up to the election. We should look far – behind the unknown horizons. Registering is not really about getting that right to vote – it is showing the will to have a change. It brings hope to the country that has been too much devastated by corruption. Even if we cannot change the regime, we will serve as epitome of people who shows passion to this country. Our action would serve as a model to follow for the other generations that will come after us – and we hope, that in the near future they will eventually win this battle for change. This vote is, but a speck of dust, but it is enough to irritate people to change their malicious deeds; to touch people to give care to our mother country; to push them to vote in the next elections – until we beat the number of illegalities.
We still have a long way to go, but, it should not be a reason to halt us from doing it now. The earlier we act the shorter the time it takes for us to reach the end of that way. What we lack in this country are not good leaders – but rather, concerned citizens.
