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The Tooth Fairy killed the Easter Bunny!
Thomas is a special guy in our family. He is our third Grandchild, and our youngest daughter’s second son.
He is a kind boy. He is relatively quiet compared to his three siblings – at least he shows grandpa that side. And he is great at computer games. This guy can memorize things and know things that others don’t see. If all continues the way it seems to be going he will be the gentle giant of the Clan.
This short account will tell you more about him than anything else.
At Easter the family arrived at the home of a single, never married, University Prof. They had been specially invited to celebrate with her and others. I can’t explain the connection as it is a little too complicated and if I did it would expose more than I wish to at this time. Besides – the focus must be on Thomas for this to make sense.
The Prof is a deeply religious person that wishes to display her love for God and the Bible. She has rejected many things of the “world” and of “silliness”. He studies and commitment to her job is her life partner. Working with young adults as a Prof may well be her only primary connection to anyone in the youthful world.
She is a good lady.
Now remember this is Easter. Easter is that wonderful time that Christians celebrate something of Jesus. Deeply dedicated people also know much about God.
It is at this point that the life of Thomas, at 13 years old, is about to encounter this deeply committed, deeply dedicated University Prof and her love of Easter in her own way… and her deep need to teach all people – everywhere….
Thomas doesn’t know about deeply committed, deeply dedicated University Profs… nor what they would like to teach him. She in turn has no idea what Thomas is interested in either – nor likely gives hoot about them! Their worlds are about a Gazillion Miles from each other.
Thomas could teach her a thing or two about Hockey. He could teach her how to whiz backwards on his skates as a great Defenseman, moving side to side to ward the on coming attack.
He could teach her many things about the Army Men that are hiding just around the corner behind that that clump of bushes up ahead… and that she would need to know if she could ever get to the 14th level of the game.
But it is highly doubtful that the Prof knows anything about Hockey or Army Men! She likely would not know how to turn on the machine and she would know that the Hockey Arena stinks like sweaty boys. And my uneducated guess is that BOYS should smell better – but they don’t at times… and their Hockey Bags are another story.
That is the setting for what is about to happen in the Prof’s Easter presentation for her guests – and her Easter Egg Hunt! Yep! She has really gone way out there. She has bent the rules and allowed Easter Eggs to become a part of her life. For one short and tiny moment she has let go of logic and reason… or adult life and definitely of all things Christian like… and jumped to the silly idea of Easter Eggs, with a child’s greed for more chocolate etc.
Oh wow! She is reaching out… kinda… possibly… maybe.
Her words were, “Now I have hidden Plastic Easter Eggs all over my home. Inside each Easter Egg is a scripture verse. When you collect as many Easter Eggs as you can, you will open them up, take out the scripture verse and then put them in order. The one that can do that will win a chocolate Easter Egg.”
In front of her are my four grandsons aged 14 to 8 years old. There is also her nephew that is 8 as well.
Can you see the kind of stunned look come over my grandson’s faces as they realized the joy of what they were asked to do? Easter Eggs are cool… Chocolate ones are GREAT… but plastic ones with words inside don’t equate… having then have to put them together to make sense – in order to win a Chocolate Easter Egg… will eave even you with a stunned look on your face.
DUMB? Clueless? Out of touch comes to my mind…
My daughter stood at the sidelines watching this glorious event unfolding and her comment to herself, “Oh great, my kids are definitely going to fail this exam!”
She knows what her sons know and don’t know. She also knows what they like and well… not that they dislike God and Jesus and the Bible… they just don’t focus a whole lot of time on unwrapping Plastic Easter Eggs and stringing the Bible Verses together. Duh! Failure for sure!!!
It was at that moment that Thomas saved the day with what he said…
Now picture it… savour it slowly as I am… listen closely…
The Prof’s instruction have just been laid out clearly… and she is about to ask, “Are there any questions…?” You know – just like all Profs do…
Thomas stated the reality to put things into a proper focus for his brothers… and they got the message clearly…
Thomas gave sigh and loudly said, “Yah! Yah! We know… The Tooth Fairy killed the Easter Bunny!”
This guy is my genius! He thinks like I do! He can grasp the ridiculous in a fleeting moment and with a few words dissect the intent of the previous speaker. He can leave a thought behind with very few words that even a Prof from University can understand.
Priceless! Stupid Plastic filled Easter Eggs with dumb words on it – don’t make any sense to a Hockey Player, Computer Gamer and a boy that loves Chocolate. And he told her so with a very few words – stating the obvious… “We are not as stupid as you think we are. Duh! Let’s move on and eat!”
Now to top it off… the 8 year old nephew of the Prof had been in the home for an hour before my grandsons arrived and had scoped out. He knew where all the Eggs were and immediately grabbed everything of himself.
I couldn’t help wondering what the poor, deeply committed, loving Jesus, University Prof thought at that moment or later that night. I wonder how she handled the reality that it was kind of dumb idea? She spent oodles of time to select the Bible Verses, type them out… cut them up, buy the Plastic come apart Easter Eggs, insert the Scripture verses inside, then chose the hiding places all over her home…
I don’t think that these two families will get together again real soon. Definitely it won’t be Easter and the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs next time – if there ever is a next time.
Thomas you are My Man! Thank you for protecting your brother’s honour! You are the Hero of Easter 2010.
~ Murray Lincoln ~
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