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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Leffler faced Democrats John Osshoff and

Raphael Warnock today in the most closely watched Senate runoff elections in recent memory.

The polls are set to close in Georgia at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, which is when ballot counting will begin.

To be counted, absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls.

According to the Associated Press, it's very possible Americans will go to bed without

knowing who won. All indicators point to the likelihood of very tight

margins in both races. The tightness of today's runoffs mirrors the sharp political divisions

that persist in our country. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was returned to her position with the

slimmest House majority in 20 years. Whatever happens today,

the Senate will be sharply divided on party lines, as is the larger public. According to a recent

survey, 81% of Republicans say the Democratic Party has been taken over by socialists, while 78% of Democrats

say the Republican Party has been taken over by racists. If you were hoping that the divisions

in our country would heal after the 2020 election, it seems we were wrong, at least so far. Clearly, we need a transcendent purpose that can lead

to the reconciliation and unity we need so desperately.

Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches a course called Psychology and the Good Life. It is the most

popular class in Yale's 300-year-long history. When it was open to the public, enrollment

skyrocketed to 1.1 million students as of March. According to Forbes, her research shows

that to be happy, we need to engage socially with people.

Express gratitude and appreciation.

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