Yesterday we Sanne (who stays with us for Easter), Marion and I did some shopping for Easter breakfast. The idea was that we would prepare it together and enjoy it together.
But things went a little different. It seemed that Sanne was awake rather early this morning. When time arrived to start to prepare the breakfast, Sanne looked around the door of our bedroom and saw that Marion and I were still deeply asleep. So she decided to let us asleep and start to work on the breakfast by her own.
Now I have to admit that on a certain moment when I was more or less awake I heard something in the kitchen. But still half asleep I decided it was not important, turned around, found my favorite pillow (= Marion) and felt asleep again.
Some time later we were waked up by Sanne and she surprised us with a very nice breakfast table….
It was lovely done. Only things that were not on the table when I made the pictures was the dairy butter (Dutch: “Room boter”), which was handled by Sanne on that moment, and the croissants, which were still in the oven.
It all tasted wonderful and we took our time to enjoy this special breakfast. We had some good laughs, but also discussed some more serious subjects.
So the conversation went on a certain moment to Easter itself. All three of us are there mostly on the same line. None of us sees Easter as an Christian celebration any more. Marion and I convinced atheists, while Sanne may believe in something, but which has nothing to do Christianity (and what would be called by Christians and alike heresy, but it up to Sanne to explain this (if she wants to of course).
Without going to deep into the subject, for us Easter is a time to spend together with those you feel close to. And we adapt into the heretic symbols like Easter eggs and Easter bunnies, which funny enough are also adapted by Christianity. To be honest, I believe Christianity had no choice in this, else they would had never found any followers who believed in things like that. You see this with many Christian celebrations.
Neither Marion or I are the kind of atheists that try others to convince of our right. We believe that everyone should have the right to live in the way they prefer, as long they allow others to do the same. As someone I know every well said very recently: This world is big enough for all of us!!!!
Anyway, a happy Easter to you…. no matter how you celebrate it :-).
(Credit photo’s: Rob)
This was so sweet of Sanne. It made Easter morning kinda special!