This is how The Jefferson Bible ends.

[rug]

62: Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

63: There laid they Jesus,

64: And rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=JefJesu.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=17&division=div1

All arguments aside, this has always struck me as one of the saddest passages ever written.

[rrneck]

1. Joy is real

but sometimes sadness is more real. Maybe it's just m my brain chemistry, but sadness has a concrete quality we can embrace. I can't express it adequately except that we don't naturally daydream about sad things. It seems we have to find it in the real world.

[rug]

2. Of all the emotions, sadness most has the quality of an old friend.

[rrneck]

3. Well said. Aint it the truth. nt

[cbayer]

4. Jefferson, while a fascinating man, does not strike me as a joyful soul.

After re-visiting Monticello this year, I got the impression of a stoic.

Happy Easter to you!

[rug]

5. Happy Easter to you and your family as well!

(Maybe this is why it's called a Happy Easter.)