Voting for a Stranger

Bismillah

Due to weddings and elections going on in reality, my dreams were invaded. Dreamt I was going to election and I can't remember the name of the person I'm voting. Sad that I don't even know the 'character' of the person I'm voting. So technically WHO am I voting for? The party with the most well phrased manifesto? The party who is most praised on tv and the internet?

We no longer KNOW the people we vote for. We just know them from what others say about them in the media and what they say during talks.

I'm kinda depressed that I'm going to go vote for people I don't know.
For me character of a person was most important when choosing a leader but I can't say with certainty that I know who I'm voting for. Should I perhaps have gone to visit the representatives houses?

My mind is filled with thoughts like these and sadly I can't come up with any great solution. So today I go to the voting polls with a heavy heart and hope that my sad efforts will be rewarded.

It is not men that turn the hearts of people. It is Allah S.W.T.. If I can't trust the people or the media, I can at least be comforted that I can trust in Him.

Alhamdulillah