Easter

     Yesterday was Easter. And as I was finishing packaging my bags for my way home, I began to wonder: What is Easter? I will admit, I know very little about it. It was the day that Jesus was resurrected. 

     Yet, some part of me must believe that there is something larger than that. I mean, Jesus is pretty big in and of himself. But, what else?

     Where did all the eggs and bunnies come in? From my recollection, Jesus' resurrection had nothing to do with eggs or bunnies, and not chocolate either, though chocolate eggs and bunnies are delicious. 

     And what of lent? When it first started, it was a time of giving up something so pertinent to your life that you may not go on, so that you may suffer as Jesus did. However, now people are giving up Facebook or chocolate for lent. These, though they may seem to be, are not needed to survive. 

     So, sadly, I think that we have lost a view of what this holiday was. Along with others, we celebrate, but don't know why.