Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

One of the things I do for my grandchildren is paint and decorate a plaque with their name on it.  Maybe I'm anticipating their teenager years when the door slams and they shout "it's my room, get out", but not really.  It's more of an announcement that they are in the world and the that world is changed by their presence.  Some have it on the wall, some on their door.  I think about colors and what to paint as a background.  The last one before this had trees, as he was always happy with his stroller parked under a tree, with him looking up in fascination.  This five month old is cheery and mellow so I painted yellow blobs with red centers, like fireflies or flowers.  The background is turquoise, my favorite color.  His name letters are dark blue, yellow, lime green, orange and fuschia.  I hope he likes it, and his name, but for now, he's oblivious, and that's fine, too.