Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I took a walk with a friend this morning and for once we ignored Covid and updates of our kids and talked abouthe t the beautiful fall weather, the leaves, and holiday plans. They are having Thanksgiving on Angel Island, which they will sail to in their boat. Then for Christmas they will meet with all three of their kids in La Paz for a week of sailing there. Needless to say, they are very active and adventurous. She is from Switzerland and he from here, but his parents were German immigrants, so they are at home in the world. I think they met in Italy. And as I say this, I realize that I was adventurous myself, marrying at nineteen and after college graduation getting on a plane for the other side of the world, Fiji, and living and teaching high school there for several years, so I was very like them, without the sailing. Getting outside the box is a revelation, and I've been immensely grateful for that jolt ever since. But boats, well, I never met a boat I couldn't get seasick on.