EASTER is here with us once again. It is a festivity that comes each year as a reminder of renewal, of life restored. It is marked by Christians globally with the promise of eternal life through Jesus’ death and resurrection.
AT its best, Easter is also a culmination. It instructs us that suffering can have meaning, that we can be restored and, even increased, through pain and sacrifice.
THIS isn’t a belief unique to Christians. In fact, Buddha’s first noble truth is that to live is to suffer, likewise other religions. And Easter is a balm for that.
MANY of us, whatever our beliefs, will spend the day celebrating life, knowing very well that one day we will be re-united to our creator living a righteous life on earth. The youth in their pastel dresses, the woven baskets of candy and the afternoon egg hunts are more about the joy of living today than some ethereal tomorrow.
BUT as we celebrate Easter, it’s worth that we take a moment and consider its deeper meaning. The fact is that all of us will suffer in life in some way. This can be widespread—the suffering of whole societies gripped in war with its constant fear and chaos.
IN Ghana, besides the Christian way of celebrating Easter, other tribes also relish the occasion. Most often many of these tribes travel to their hometowns to celebrate Easter. And one of such tribes in this country whose name is associated with Easter is the Kwahus who hail from parts of the Eastern Region. They normally mark Easter with series of activities including the famous paragliding.
THERE is also the Easter Monday celebration where most especially the youth throng the various beaches to have fun. Most often many of them use the occasion to swim which comes with its attendant casualties.
IT is against this background that Today seizes this opportunity to caution people who are not good swimmers to take swimming off their Easter celebrations. What is more, we are calling on long distance commercial drivers to be extra-cautious during the festive period.
IT is important that we mark this year’s Easter without any carnage on our roads. We plead with drivers to think about the safety of their passengers and indeed, their own lives and avoid needless speeding and wrongful overtaking, two of the most common causes of fatalities on our roads. They should also ensure that their vehicles are fit for the roads. Most often many of the long distance travelling commercial vehicles are not roadworthy yet we continue to find them plying the roads, putting the lives of commuters and passengers at risk.
AND as we mark the cycle of life and death and life again this Easter, knowing that joy and pain are its inevitable shoots, we must remember once more that we can renew and begin again.
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