Christianity, Paganism, Humanism or Bunnyism

....so I said I don't do drawings - and I don't. This is by my son. As you can, see it's Jim the magical bird singing to Jesus on the cross.
Then we have this.

This one is by my son's strange Uncle Chris. As you can see it's called "Bunny & Balloon with his mate, Death."

My son (his name is Alex) has been fascinated by Jesus, or more specifically, crucifixion since he was about 3 and watched an animated video of New Testament stories called "The Miracle Maker". Every Easter the video comes out and he demands to see various other versions of the crucifixion story. Most recently the "Last Temptation..." (strange film - if it were by anyone but Scorsese, I'd say it was crap) and "The Passion of...".  

I found this picture he'd done with Jim the magical bird singing to Jesus on the cross next to his Uncle Chris's picture of 'Bunny and balloon and his mate Death'.
I was struck by the similarities and differences between the two images, or rather between the stories they tell.
Bunny lives life succumbing to the temptation of balloon-based fun. Hedonistically playing as the sun shines. The pleasure seeking Bunny.
Jesus sacrificed balloon fun and instead gave his life to duty to God. He made the ultimate sacrifice of giving his own life for the sake of humanity.

But actually did he? Jesus was the son of God - he knew he would rise again. He can't be killed.

Bunny has his mate death hanging round just waiting for the appointed moment when he gets the chance to grimly reap. But Bunny has made Death his friend and ally.

That's why he's such a happy bunny - unlike Jesus.

Look at his face in the picture above.

Even with a magical bird singing to him he can't muster a smile or a nod of appreciation. You'll have to take my word for this as it is a drawing of a fixed point in time. He may have been just about to nod in appreciation. I'll grant that. But still he looks a right miserable git.

Bunny is contented. He knows he's going to die. It is the way of all things. Death is his friend keeping everything in perspective, meaning Bunny appreciates every living moment.

We can learn a lot from Bunny.