Well, I had a big quasi-political screed all set to go, but my cooler-headed censors have put it on standby, so instead you get a little religion news:
So... this guy. Why is it if you claim to be the Messiah you are labeled a nut and shipped off to the booby hatch, but people will line up around the village to get tapped on the head by some teenage jungle hippie? I suppose it has something to do with the fact that Buddhists do, after all, believe in reincarnation. But how do they know he is **THE** Buddha and not just, like, **A** Buddha? Or the New and Improved Buddha? Or ... well, you get my point.
Personally, I'm way more pumped up about this form of afterlife. Traces of a civilization from more than 4,000 years ago -- that's way more fascinating to me, and a heck of a lot more tangible. And hey, Zahi managed to keep his hands off the ladies in this footage, so there's a bonus.
I know. I call bullshit on that story. Sorry, Buddhists!
"Teenage jungle hippie." Hahaha.
Posted by: Heather | November 13, 2008 at 12:43 PM