Advice to winners and losers in May 10 election

By Al S. Mendoza

IF I were a winner in the May 10 election, the first thing I will do is,  thank those who voted for me.

If I were a loser, the first thing I will do is, thank those who did not vote for me.

A bit confused?

Read on, fellas.

If I were a winner, I will thank those who voted for me because they believed in me. They also made me believe that:

1) I can do the job that I had aspired for;

2) I will be their leader for quite some time; and,

3) I am a man they can trust to give them a better life.

On No. 1, who is the candidate who is fit for the job, through thick and thin, performing it without fear or favor?

On No. 2, who can be a leader that doesn’t run out of enthusiasm serving the people for, say, three years or more?

On No. 3, who can the people trust to give them a better life?

To all three questions, I should be that man before I ran for office.

After the running and I won, I should still be that man and: 1) Do my job with all my heart and mind; 2) Be a leader for a time longer than I thought; and, 3) To be trusted to give the people a better life at all times.

If I were a winner, I will also thank those who did not vote for me.

For, by rejecting me, it did not mean they didn’t like me.

Maybe, they didn’t agree in my program of action, they didn’t believe in my ability to govern, they saw in my opponent a better option than me.

Or, simply, that I was either not their friend or relative, or probably someone with a face they dislike.

Everyone has his/her own reason.  Let’s respect that, learn to respect that.

And if I were a loser on May 10, why will I thank those who did not vote for me?

One, because they could be right:  I maybe good, but the one they had voted must be, in their estimation, better.

Two, because I respect the will of the people, and the will of the people expressed in freedom and clothed in dignity means that democracy is at work.

Three, because by not voting for me, they were also essentially telling me I was neither a good leader nor one all set to become the servant of the people.

To be a winner is to be a leader, and to be a leader is to be a servant.

In short, if I were to be a leader, I should know by heart that I would be, first and last, a servant of the people while in office.

But if I were a loser in the May 10 election, I will also thank those who voted for me.

They saw a leader in me and, therefore, they found me a willing servant of the people.

I call that the ultimate compliment and, in defeat, I feel like a winner already.

If still a bit confused, heed Kuya Leonie’s (Galvez) advice: Don’t enter politics.

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