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Buddha in the (neighbor)Hood!

karastikarasti BreathingMinnesota Moderator
edited May 2015 in General Banter

Nice story about a man who disliked the state of his neighborhood and put up a statue of Buddha he got at the hardware store...and what happened next.
https://oaklandnorth.net/2014/10/21/buddha-of-oakland/

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Comments

  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran

    Lovely little tale ... tnx.

    karasti
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    edited May 2015

    Let's just hope they don't start doing what they're doing lately at Ankor Wat -- taking nude selfies!

    Walkersilver
  • karastikarasti Breathing Minnesota Moderator

    I do, too :) I like that he saw a problem and thought, "We'll just put a little Buddha right here, and see what happens." And people took it up and ran with it!

    WalkerZenni
  • NeleNele Veteran

    One of the commenters to that link suggests a comparison to Nevil Shute's "Round the Bend" - one of my favorite books. Nice!

  • lobsterlobster Veteran

    <3<3<3 Wonderful <3<3<3

  • ShoshinShoshin No one in particular Nowhere Special Veteran

    @karasti said:
    I do, too :) I like that he saw a problem and thought, "We'll just put a little Buddha right here, and see what happens." And people took it up and ran with it!

    Thankfully not in the literal sense :D

    ZenniWalkerkarasti
  • ShakShak Veteran

    Too bad we don't see more stories like that in the news.

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Yes I agree. Trouble is, good (local) news isn't news. People want sensationalism and shock-horror. Local good news makes local papers, but rarely does any good deed make the headlines.
    In fact, you're more likely to find it in your Faccebook/Twitter feed first....

    lobster
  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran

    Sensationalism and entertainment -- yes, the news has certainly sold itself out in that regard. Thank you, Mr. Murdoch.

    And yet simultaneously, Walter Cronkite, a pretty well-respected American newsman in his day, once commented that "news isn't about how many cats did not get up on the garage roof."

    Another razor's edge, perhaps -- the line between entertainment and information.

    lobster
  • TheswingisyellowTheswingisyellow Trying to be open to existence Samsara Veteran
    edited May 2015
    Loved reading and see that! Thank you for posting
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator

    Here's some more good news...

    Zenni
  • DakiniDakini Veteran

    I wonder how the City of Oakland feels about it. It's their little traffic management strip, or whatever it is. I guess they're pleased that there's no more dumping, at least. It's kind of like the adopt-a-traffic-island program that my city has.

  • DakiniDakini Veteran

    @federica said:
    Here's some more good news...

    Wow, those double-decker buses sure are fancy these days! In NYC they have a few of the old kind, that the city or someone must have bought from your side of the pond.

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