My wife’s a school nurse at an elementary school and some of the real life stories she brings home are straight out of the comic books. It may deal with a teacher or a parent but most of the time it’s about the kids; usually along the lines of kids saying the darnedest things.
Today was one of those days but with a twist that involved a teacher and her 6-year old son who, for his age is quite bright and perceptive. Today was Good Friday and school let out early, which must have stoked the interest of her 6-year old about Easter and what is was all about.
So mom tries to explain what some adults (yours truly) see as a fantasy while most others accept on faith. Her son knew enough about Jesus so she explained that Easter celebrates his resurrection following his death at the hands of the Romans by nailing him to the cross and then laid in the tomb with that god-awful heavy stone in front of it.
It was this “coming back to life” part that piqued the interest of this very young avid fan of zombies so it came as no surprise when he inquired about this.
“Wait a minute, wait a minute” the boy interrupted. “Are you telling me Jesus was like a zombie?”
Caught off guard by this perceptive insight of her intuitive 1st grader she stumbled about and said, “Well, yes … kind of … yeah, but Jesus was special and all, being the son of God.
At this point I interrupt my wife who is telling me the story.
“Wait a minute, WAIT. A. MINUTE. Her son makes a comparison between Jesus and zombies and she not only gives this some credence but essentially validates that zombies are real? What was she thinking?”
“I don’t know”, my wife responded. “I think she was in Santa Claus mode”
As far as I know, Jesus didn’t start eating people’s brains after his resurrection, so he couldn’t have been a zombie. That’s what I would have told the kid (that’s what I’ll tell my kids if they ask). 🙂
I too think that Jesus would chuckle. I seem to remember him saying as he was hanging on the cross, “Hey I can see my house from here!”
It’s hard to know what to believe is real when the stories all start to sound the same!
You may be right Donna. Some kids (especially this 6-year old) may see it all as a harmless spoof. We all know that they’ve had overdoses of gore and violence at such early ages to become immune and desensitized to such tripe for life.
I understand that mom. She was caught off guard and had to come up with something. Zombies sort of works. I bet Jesus would find that amusing. It’s always cool to be a zombie.