I read about a woman in the Philippines
who bought a Shrek statue at a shop there
she thought it was a statue of the Buddha
the body was the same as the bodies of Buddha
in real Buddha statues everywhere
the face was clearly that of Shrek
she worshiped the statue for four years
burning incense before it daily
some people might have found that funny
some people might have thought she was stupid
I wholeheartedly believe the Absolute
honored her devotion
I believe that though she was mistaken
the Absolute doesn’t care
in Its eyes her sincere and persistent devotion
outweighed her mistaking Shrek for the Buddha
despite learning of her error, she is going to keep
worshiping the stature as the Buddha
and burning incense before it daily
this says to me, it’s working for her
and I’m almost feeling like buying one of those
Buddha-like statues in support of her
I have seen they’re plentiful for sale online
and from the neck down, they are Buddha.
Bob Boyd