Avon Buddha

I wanted to tell one on myself in this post. Kind of a funny story…actually a very short story.

My mother in law loves everything Avon and gets her kids and In-Laws gifts from Avon, every Christmas

So one year she learns that I am a student of Eastern Studies and decides that getting a buddha ,from Avon, would be a great gift for our home. Upon opening the gift, I recall being mortified and really bummed. I remember thinking, “It’s just not right to have a Buddha from Avon! Avon is materialism incarnate, everything the Buddha taught to see past.”

Over the years the Buddha statue has stayed with us and oddly enough, my impression of the gift has changed too. I am a little embarrassed when I think of how offended I was by the ceramic mold that Amber’s mom had given us. Today I realize that its just a statue, nothing more. I like it. Even more interesting is that I actually like it because it is from Avon. There is something silly and profound about having a symbol of wisdom in your home and having it come from a place so detached from anything spiritual.

Thank you Mother-In-Law Phyllis