This past weekend was Easter weekend and I had the lovely privilege of working retail during it. Joy! What came of it...it really honestly sickened me. I hate saying that...but it really disturbed me this weekend. Why?
Well, for many reasons. I'm really starting to become Oscar the Grouch; I don't like holidays anymore. Most people know I absolutely despise Valentines Day. Well, now I'm starting to with other ones too. This Easter was rough. I saw so many people that just were clueless. I was disturbed by how Easter ISN'T considered a holiday by most business, but yet Thanksgiving and Christmas are. So why not Easter...because its in Spring...that's my ONLY guess. And what does that have to do with anything...spring means busier time of year, which means higher sales....retail for ya.
I shouldn't complain.
But my biggest problem I have is with how people treat Easter, which is no different than Christmas, so why should I be surprised. I don't know...I'm just bothered by it I guess.
I had a couple people this weekend stare flat blank at me and not understand that you could actually be out of an Easter product...ON EASTER. It was like the world was coming to an end. I just wanted so badly to say...IT'S EASTER...DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?
There are greater things in this life to be concerned about, than being so upset that we don't have your favorite jelly beans!
Christ died a painful death so that you could have your jelly beans...so that you could have life! Doesn't that mean anything?
It really made me take a step back. The harsh reality of life hit me and hit me with do we realize how much we have in life and how good we really have it? Does it all dawn on you that we run around like little chickens plucking away at what you want, what I want to even stop to think what our life would be like if Christ didn't die that painful death for us?
Ya, let that sink in. I'm still letting it sink it after this weekend.
All I know, is I"m thankful for that cross Jesus Christ died on for ME. FOR ME!
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