Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

My husband and I received our first vaccine shots this morning, and I feel gratitude to scientists, health care workers, everyone who had a hand in developing these vaccines. But with all the chaos and misinformation, I'm grateful to my friends, who shared what they'd learned, and kept encouraging me to to try different things until I got appointments for us. I, in turn, have been trying to reach out to my friends, to share the information and the process I went through to get to this day. Pay it forward, it is called. Soon the process will be transparent, smoother, and easier. But right now there is the problem of vaccine supply and organization and protocols to develop, since nothing was really done in the previous administration. I'm confident President Biden will have this working soon. I, for one, won't rest until my kids and grandkids are able to be vaccinated. I'm hoping by summer everyone who wants the shots will get them, and the next vaccine on the horizon is a one shot deal, which should really help persuade people. But today, I'm so relieved for myself and my husband, and it began raining when we got out of the car to get in line, and everyone was happy about that as well, as we need it so badly. I was touched that people in line would check with the person behind them and ask when was their appointment, and if it was five minutes earlier than theirs, wave them forward so that we were in timed order. The behavior was sensitive and kind. Strangers were looking out for each other. Nice.