Brothers and sisters in the blessed Lord, Christian faith is hinged on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Our Christian faith is hinged on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Speaking of resurrection, resurrection is not just another Easter hope. No! Resurrection is a day-to-day hope for you and for me. Therefore, my dear friends, resurrection is the central theme of being a Christian.

Speaking of life, speaking of death, a little story I want to share with you.

By the way, I just want to ask you one question. Do you all know why human being, why you and me, human being, was given 80 years of lifespan? Exceptional for Fr FA. Why you and me generally we are given a lifespan of 80 years? And why animals are given a shorter lifespan? Any clue?

The secret is this. But you have to do some calculation as I tell this story.

On the 1st day of creation, God created cow. On the 1st day of creation, God created cow. God said to the cow:

“You must work at the field, under the sun, and produce milk to support human being. I will give you a lifespan of 50 years.”

God said to the cow, “I will give you a lifespan of 50 years.”

The cow replied, “That is a tough life. 50 years working under the sun! Let me have 20 years. I will return to you the 30 years.”

So the cow gave the balance 30 years back to God. And God agreed to this deal. So the cow’s lifespan was fixed for 20 years.

On the 2nd day of creation, God created the dog. God said:

“Your job is to sit all day long by the house door and bark at anyone who comes in and walk past. I will give you a lifespan of 40 years.”

The dog said, “That is too long for barking. 40 years! That is too long. Give me 20 enough. I will give you back the other 20 years.”

God said, “Okay, fine. Agreed to this deal. So, dog, your lifespan is 20 years.”

On the 3rd day of creation, God created the monkey. God said:

“Your job is to entertain people, do tricks, do magic and make people laugh. I will give you a lifespan of 20 years.”

The monkey responded, “20 years of tricks? I disagree. Just give me 10 enough. The other 10 I return back to you.”

Finally, on the last day, God created man. And God said to man:

“Eat, sleep, play, enjoy. Eat, sleep, play, enjoy, do nothing. I will give you a lifespan of 20 years.”

Man responded, “No way! 20 years is not enough for me to enjoy my life.”

So man proposed to God, “God, I tell you what. I will take the 20 years that you have given me, I will take the 30 years the cow gave to you, the 20 years the dog returned to you and finally the 10 years monkey gave back to you. That makes it 80 years. Do you agree, God?”

God said, “Since you ask for it, 80 years then the lifespan of human being.”

Brothers and sisters, don’t go around and tell the 1st day God created cow. I will be excommunicated the next morning. It is just a joke.