Friday scent of the day 3/6 :: Now Smell This

The Dude is my hero. He has a stunning lack of ego and therefore needs no externals to prop it up.
He’s unfazed by opinions and meets the snarling criticism and judgmental dismissal by those in higher social circles with equanimity. He’s completely content with his life choices, his hobbies, and his friends. 99.9% of us wish we could say the same.

He’s uninterested in the standard trappings of success as defined by Western culture- the McMansion, the flash car, insider trading and financial gain, letters behind his name, getting ahead while stepping on others, published books/papers, awards, or the adulation of mindless minions and sycophants. He just wants to “be” in the most philosophically Eastern way.

It’s easy to overlook The Dude, to discount him as some nonsensical left over 70’s toking neerdowell, but his heart is filled with goodness, patience, and loyalty. His sweater/robe trail behind him like ecclesiastical vestments as he ambles along, loose jointed and at his rumpled ease, his jellies slapping the pavement, his long hair buffeted by the drama surrounding him. He stays true to who he throughout the film, despite temptation. In a mean world, he is an unexpected and welcome prize, and possibly the Second Coming of Jesus Christ

As for perfume, I’m focusing on the most poignant scene, which made me both laugh and cry, in which The Dude and Walter let fly Donny’s ashes from the Folgers can. Seems appropriate to wear CSP Café Vanille for the coffee scented ashes and the deceptive simplicity of the scent.

“The Dude Abides” in my heart and on the silver screen, forever and ever, Amen.