Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Santa Buddha

I know we keep it all about the pugs....but something else in our lives has come to the forefront recently. We had our beloved Buddha statue stolen from our home about a month ago. Buddha, while a religious symbol to some, does not hold a religious value in our home. He is simply a little guy, who is always smiling, happy to see us and greets us each time we come home with happiness and open arms. We had Buddha for about 10 years and were without worry that he would just always be there. We decorate Buddha during holidays. He's been a baseball player, a pirate and even a hula girl at Halloween. For Independence Day he holds up a red white and blue boa.

The statue is made of concrete. So, he's heavy. It's not like one person can carry him off. It would definitely be a 2 person job. He is literally 150-200 pounds of dead bulky weight. So, anyway, we go to bed, all is well, next morning, Buddha is gone. Stolen while we slept. We do get attached to some crazy stuff at our house and Buddha is no different. We were not sure if, at this point, he was even replaceable. Like I said, we got him about 10 years ago! We went back to the place of purchase and they did not have one on the grounds. We asked, though, and they could make another Buddha since they still have the mold. And so we did, indeed, bring home a new Buddha. New Buddha has a slight flaw in his forehead but old Buddha had a scratch in his tummy. No one is perfect, right? Anyway, new Buddha is perched where old Buddha once stood and since it is Christmas time he's sporting a Santa hat and smiling as boldly as ever.

To quote Buddha, "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." To quote Timon from the Lion King, "You gotta put your past behind ya!" Words of wisdom are everywhere. LOL. Sending holiday wishes to you all from OBPland and Santa Buddha.