Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

The promised rain didn't really appear, just occasional sprinkles.  It feels like the earth should be crying, but that is anthropromophizing.  I lay in bed with my husband this morning while he told me his two dreams.  I understood their meaning immediately, and we talked for an hour.  When I went downstairs and checked my phone, a story about Fiona the hippo in the Cincinnati Zoo caught my eye, and I watched the fifteen minute video of Fiona and her mom.  Fiona was born prematurely and had to be saved by human handling and care.  Thus, she likes and trusts people, especially her keeper.  I learned amazing things about hippos:  how they cannot swim, that they are related to whales and dolphins, how fast they can be on land, and they can hold their breath under water for five minutes.  But it was Fiona's sweet face that touched me, and the love her keeper clearly had for her.  So among the other unsung heroes right now, there are the zookeepers caring for these animals all around us, making sure that their charges' trust is proven right.  Fiona, be at peace, you have made my day!