There are lessons ... in nature.

I guess as far as the election results go, my emotions right now are
similar, in some ways, to the same emotions I have when I see new
buds on a tree in the spring coming from an old tree that appeared to
have died in the previous season. That "new bud" on what was thought
to be a dying tree is very encouraging to me, of course. However ...
I'm old enough to know now that "that tree" is still struggling to
overcome it's past infestations of "parasites" eating away at roots
in the ground on which it stands. I can not know or determine
whether that old tree, with the surprising and unexpected "new buds",
will sustain new growth or not. I can but hope the best ... for that
old tree - and for all the new trees that are spawned each year -
which bring, and have brought, beauty to our lives throughout the
seasons. For those who now expect all trees to flourish, they will
be disappointed and rebuked. As in nature, it simply can not be.
But, there is still hope. I believe there is always hope ... for the
future - within and without us. And, I believe it never "sinks", but
rather "floats"... It always floats, as does our spirit and our
faith.