Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We had strong winds last night continuing today, with low humidity. Conditions for fire. Our potted Norfolk Pine blew over, and branches are strewn everywhere. But I just now realized this wind makes a great metaphor for the incoming Biden administration. And I am awed by the fact that today they will have a memorial service for the pandemic dead and their families, to honor this huge suffering our country and the world is experiencing. The secret is now out: a great catastrophe is occuring, and it can no longer be ignored. Starting out Biden's administration with truth telling is the best gift he could have given us. I'm hopeful about his guidance and planning to get Americans vaccinated and back on the road to normality. I read somewhere that Biden is the man for the moment, and I agree. He was not the candidate I was rooting for, but he is the right person for right now. We sorely need a moral compass, and he clearly knows what is important to us. There is grief, and then there can be healing. We come together in sorrow and fear and need. Posturing and rage will not deny the truth. Good for Biden.