Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

My friend and I went out looking for sponsors for a fundraiser for an organization that mentors schoolkids from kindergarten through college.  It is a good cause, and we hit the road on the buddy system and possibly were successful at several businesses.  It's stressful no matter what, and we were pounding the pavement when a former patient of my friend stopped her on the street to ask medical advice.  I discretely moved away, as I didn't want to overhear inappropriately, but the woman went on and on, and I was left standing on the sidewalk looking like a vagrant.  Fifteen minutes later my friend caught up and apologized.  Yeah, I said, and at least she might have apologized to me for interrupting our conversation.  But she didn't, and my friend said next time don't leave, because I'm retired, not her doctor any more, and she had a nerve to solicit free advice.  Well, as I was waiting for her, I saw a sale sign in a store we like, and we both went in and I came out with a dress.  So I was grateful I'd been stopped long enough to notice the sale.  Ah, how the good deeds get sidetracked by a sale sign!  But we feel we probably got at least two sponsors, so the foot soldier method was successful.  We patted ourselves on the back and headed home.