Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

It's cloudy today and we're all praying for rain in our drought ridden state.  The endless sunny weather is disconcerting at this time of year.  Strange days.  We watched an old movie last night for the new year, but one with heartfelt sentiments:  "Jack and Sarah".  Richard E. Grant plays a man with a wife he adores, a baby on the way, a great job and a house being remodeled.  Suddenly, life reverses itself and his wife has died in childbirth, and he has no interest in the baby girl.  We watch him grieve and fall apart, come to life, grow up and finally embrace love again after learning it from his baby.  Yes, life throws twists and sometimes daggers, but love makes it all worth it.  Old fashioned, but still true.  We couldn't watch some of the unsafe handling of the baby.  Very outdated and scary to watch now:  no one is holding her head and neck, bumpers in the crib, bouncy chairs on counters, leaning way out in a snuggli type carrier.  Good grief!  But she survives, meaning the baby actors, and anyway it's always a bit of a risk, this raising children thing.  You've got to have the luck with you.