Without a shadow of a doubt, it was my best Easter ever! I wasn’t at church nor was I outdoors at one of those glorious sunrise Easter services. I was actually seated across the table from a man who was drooling almost uncontrollably, his chin dropping to his chest as he snoozed off and on. Many would say this man was brilliant, perhaps even a genius. He had read extensively and had earned a doctorate. Yet conversation across the table was difficult, at best. His career had been varied and he had held many important jobs. He had traveled the world and was able to appreciate many different cultures and could act appropriately in most. Yet at one point, while I was seated across the table from him, he scooped a bunch of soda cracker crumbs into a pile and licked them off the table, a sad and uncharacteristic act. I was visiting from out of town and as the day wore on, it was getting late and I needed to get on the road. ...