Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I had a walk with my friend this morning and afterward we picked up her six month old granddaughter so my friend could babysit. This afternoon I spent with my my Buddhist swim buddy discussing "The Sentence". We dove into the richness of it for two hours, then I left. Of course I stopped by one of my favorite bookstores and picked up a few delights. Ah, friends. They are essential to me. Since my husband slept badly last night, due to a bunch of things, he was a complete grump this morning. He had to go to the dentist, and therefore I avoided him pretty much all day. I bear no responsibility for his moods, and I'm done with attempting to cheer him up. I'm not a court jester. I'm so happy that book sales actually skyrockeed with the pandemic, and kindles, etc lost big. Books still rule with my generation and my kids'. Perhaps the grandkids will be another story, but so far - as they range in age from sixteen to two, they are avid readers. I hope that continues. I've learned so much from books, including my sense of right and wrong and understanding of what it is to be human. Books are a treasure, and precious to me.