by nomad » November 24th, 2008, 3:44 pm
Yeah, I can't wait for the film version of TLB. Should generate a lot of discussion. But back to the GD, I just found it interesting that Lewis didn't even broach the topic. When I first read it, I did think what a marvelous job he had done giving examples of how character could prevent you from accepting something as beautiful and real as paradise. Or, conversely, how it leads you to swallow your fears to accept a beauty that you can't define or limit. Somewhere else he talks about how every human being is an immortal, who is daily becoming more beautiful or more grotesque. And, again, I think he very purposely avoided portraying the question of "what religion are you" as the answer.
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"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best -- " and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.