Alexander's

I hope you enjoyed your Easter Ham and are now stuffed and happily lying amongst the remains of what once was a heap of artfully colored eggs and chocolate snacks.[^1]

Let me start off with an advise that might be specially suited to easter: don't put all your eggs in one basket -- unless of course you are absolutely sure about that basket is well guarded.

I love to watch small children hunting for easter eggs.

• There are those that stand around hoping for help from the grown ups.
• Some search diligently on their own, not resting until they explored every corner, because there might still be some eggs hidden.
• Others watch their friends to identify a pattern in how or where the eggs are hidden and then only search probable places.[^2]
• And finally if a tip is too good all the kids will rush to that place, stumbling over each other and themselves to get to the egg first.

This easter egg-hunt is all about having fun and enjoying time together. Even if you don't find anything there will be many more eggs, chocolate and ham on the table. But while I was sitting in the park the other day I witnessed one more type.

• The kid that stays near the common collection spot and steals the prizes, while the others are busy searching.

I was a bit shocked when I saw this. The fun -- at least for me -- always was finding the eggs and gloating on how well I did. There is so much food you will be eating it for days, even if you couldn't find a single egg. At the end of the week you might even be hoping that no one forces you to eat another (chocolate) egg.

So why steal? Is it so much fun to hurt a friend? Can you enjoy something more if you took it from someone? Is the thrill worth loosing a friend? And finally are grownups the same?

[^1]: the only way to celebrate Easter is with lot's of painted eggs, Reindling and special blessed Easter Ham. [^2]: You can probably guess that I was one of those kids. Maybe not the most gainful method, but very apt to my lazy nature.