Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

The heat of the weekend did spark a fire, but hopefully it will get under control quickly.  It's very quiet around here, as if people are holding their breath.  Today will be even hotter, and then some tapering off.  At least today the wind is not working against us.  I worry about my older son up north with his family, my older daughter way up north, and my two younger kids by me.  The grandchildren are especially vulnerable from the air quality, and I'm hoping it doesn't get too bad.  I never even had an air quality app on my phone until last year, or air filters in the house either.  But it's a brand new world, remade by greed, lack of vision and no discernible moral compass.  In this country I guess we are going to die hugging our cars.  We have caused so much of this pollution that we ought to feel responsible for the state of the world.  Why don't we?  Too busy eating hamburgers?  Watching TV?  Distracting ourselves?  If we are ashamed, it's clearly not enough to make ourselves the tiniest bit uncomfortable and act.  In the meantime, our leaders quibble and rant and posture.  Where is the will to save the planet?  I hope someone stands up and leads.  But who?