Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I feel so much better today after a good night's sleep. My arm is gently sore and I feel back to my old self. My friend had a rough reaction to the second vaccine dose, with high fever and aches, but she is also now good. I can't wait until a ton of people have been vaccinated and the oppression of this pandemic lifts. it helps that spring is here with birds singing and flowers popping up. Our older son, daughter-in-law and grandson are coming to visit shortly, and that pretty much makes our day. It will be easy to sit outside, as it's sunny and warm. I'm allowing myself to think of trips and ventures into stores. Yet this pandemic is cruel: I read this morning that a remarkable woman who survived a concentration camp by sewing dresses for Nazi wives, and after the war struggled in Checkoslovakia and wass finally able to immigrate to the U.S. died of covid. Her son said she'd overcome everything and was so strong they expected her to survive covid. Our lives are not in our control. Best to enjoy each day and welcome what it brings. The gift of life is precious, more so because it is arbitrary. We live for all who don't.