Death doesn't have the last word. I don't know if you find that as exciting as I do. I have spent so much time with people who are dying, or who are scared of it. I try to reassure people, and I try to give them comfort and hope. Even worse, they're deceiving.
Easter turns defeat into victory, and death into life.
Otherwise, they're just things that we just feel good about. They're just nice ideas. But because of Easter, they're not just nice ideas. They're a way of life. We can't abandon the way Jesus taught us.