But most people seemed pleased.

But most people seemed pleased. ‘‘Everything is different today, it’s 100 percent changed,’’ said 35-year-old tire seller Sarfraz Hostai. ``We had so many problems before, but now we are free and we are waiting for our new government.’’

That quote is regarding the Taliban evacuation of Kabul. What struck me about it is the line “waiting for our new government.” I have grown up with the idea that government is solely an expression of the people’s will. I had never ever thought of a government existing without the citizenry willing it into existence. Well, that’s not entirely true. Conceptually I can understand what it’s like to have a government imposed on you. It’s just that I don’t think I could ever accept it as the norm, and that I should just wait for my new government.