This is one of those feel good stories. Dan Stevenson, who lives in Oakland California bought a 2 foot high statue of Buddha from his local Ace Hardware store.
Mr. Stevenson does not follow any organized religion but he was hopeful that the little Buddha would brings some tranquility to his troubled neighborhood.
This is a wonderful article on how one man and the Buddha made a difference.
SFGate from September 15th, 2014
Hmmmm, very interesting. Wonder what would happen if they put one of these in the troubled neighborhoods. I can't seem to think it would work in the drug zones..Nice to see one success story tho.
ReplyDeleteYou never know Myra, if more people put out positive thoughts then maybe things could get better
DeleteHow wonderful is this? It's amazing what prayer can do. Thanks for my daily dose of "feel good". Hi myra, will be sending out that jelly very soon just needed a smaller box :)
ReplyDeleteSo true Cyndy!
DeleteWhat a great story. And GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORS rallying around and saying NO when the city wanted to remove it. Dan Stevenson made a good call buying that Buddah statue and sticking it down GOOD in that spot. It worked a bigger miracle than I bet he even envisioned.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Cyndy-thank you for the dose of "feel good"...... even if I am a day late. :)
Better late than never :)
DeleteSee, you never know when something good is around the corner!
DeleteBoy could our nearest city use something like this.
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