The longest inner dialogue about a smiling goat ever

We made our traditional venture to the orchard this past weekend. I call it traditional because we have been there every year for the past three years. I have three years of pictures from this place that I treasure because it's a mini record of them growing up. I had to work for the smiles this year since sitting still isn't their thing. But at the end of the day I was excited to look through the pictures to see what I had since I was expecting some great smiles. I was flipping through shot after shot on my screen when I saw it... a picture of a goat... smiling at me.

I'm attaching the shot at the end. Trust me I would not write this blog without sharing what might be the coolest, funniest, creepiest picture of a smiling goat ever. His eyes are closed, his mouth curled in the slightest smile, his teeth just barely showing. He is the happiest goat on the face of the planet. He has that "enlightened" look. AND that folks is the thought that started the longest inner dialog about a smiling goat ever. It went like this:

Can a goat be enlightened?
Does a dog have Buddha Nature?
Mu.
No, Baaaaa.
Ha ha that's funny, but seriously...
The goat cannot be enlightened because he has been born an animal so he is a lower birth.
You must have the fortunate human birth for enlightenment right? But wait, what is so unfortunate about this goat's birth.
He lives on an apple orchard as part of the petting zoo. 
He spends his days being hand fed treats from kids who pet him and scratch his ears.
He has a nice grassy enclosure he shares with his fellow goat friends.
He is living the high life as livestock go.
I mean what about his current incarnation is UNFORTUNATE?
I'm kind of jealous of this goat's life of leisure.
In fact, I am damn near convinced he reached nirvana and when asked where to go from here he picked "petting zoo goat".

At this point I realized I had spent entirely too much time thinking about the Buddha nature or lack there of in the smiling goat. What matters is I have a picture of the happiest goat you will ever meet and he makes me smile.