by William Waters
Jed meets the Buddha, once again
A five year-old girl said to Jed's girlfriend:
"I have so much to tell you. You are SO beautiful."
That's when Jed tried to tell the girl that she was a Buddha, filled with compassion.
The girl said:
"I'm not a Buddha. I'm just a little kid."
Having just then figured out another little piece for himself, Jed said:
"No! I'm the little kid."
At which point, the little girl, who had just figured out another piece for herself as well, said:
"You're too old to be a little kid."
And the Buddha laughed.
William Waters is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Houston Downtown. Along with Sonja Foss, he is coauthor of Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation.