33 AD 1916AD. We have just commemorated the anniversary of two easter risings, both similar in blood sacrifice in the cause of freedom. When Jesus rose from the dead on that first Easter day it became the cornerstone of all Christian faith, that death is not the end of human life , that we conquer it and become free. Nearly 2000 years later a group of Irish men, professing that same faith made the ultimate sacriice again when they were put to death after a failed revolution against an occupying empire. These people did not rise from the dead but their deeds live on.
So what is this freedom that is so important to human existence. Freedom from fear. In our interpretations and actions we still have some way to go to appreciate the big picture. Freedom is the birthright of all human beings, which seems a contradiction as death is the inevitable consequence of birth. Long live freedom and the ideal of freedom.