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C. S. Lewis is my Hero
http://www.ldolphin.org/audio/agape.mp3
I've begun to rediscover my love for C. S. Lewis. It's funny - the last time I was at Barnes and Noble, I was thinking about getting another of his books, and Ashley told me to get something else, because I have too much Lewis already. But I can't help it! He and I are kindred spirits in some - many - ways. Right down to the quote I found of him last night saying, "You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."
It's funny, though, because as many times as I have dreamed of having a conversation with the man, I haven't ever imagined him sounding anything like that. Especially not that accent - there's some stupid American prejudice saying that particular accent is very hoity-toity, very stuck up and pretentious. But I've come to enjoy it - he speaks very clearly and of course I love what he has to say.
This particular clip is about just that: love. It's challenged me to rethink my craving for love and what I really need, as opposed to what I think I want. I find that even Lewis is somewhat steeped in the mysticism tradition (no great surprise, considering his interests and profession), which is somewhat frustrating, but I have come to a point where I have to begin learning to look past the romantic mysticism and into the truth that might be lurking behind it. Lewis is good practice for that, because he has a lot of excellent thoughts and expresses himself very well. And he makes me smile. So that's good.
One not-terribly-related side note. I looked up my Media and Culture book on Amazon.com, to see what people had to say about it. One review contained this sentence: "The author doesn't always keep his liberal agenda well hidden, but that is perhaps forgiveable (sic) in an age of increasingly conserative (sic) media."
Wow. Can you say, deluded much? Have you read the news lately? Granted, on a college campus I'm in something of a liberal stronghold so maybe all I see is liberal media, but WOW. I know the politics of most mainstream media, and they are not conservative by any stretch of the imagination. Just, wow.
I repeat my emphasis of before. Watch Indoctrinate-U. The truth will set us free, if we can get enough people to listen to it.
-Jaya-
sickI've begun to rediscover my love for C. S. Lewis. It's funny - the last time I was at Barnes and Noble, I was thinking about getting another of his books, and Ashley told me to get something else, because I have too much Lewis already. But I can't help it! He and I are kindred spirits in some - many - ways. Right down to the quote I found of him last night saying, "You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."
It's funny, though, because as many times as I have dreamed of having a conversation with the man, I haven't ever imagined him sounding anything like that. Especially not that accent - there's some stupid American prejudice saying that particular accent is very hoity-toity, very stuck up and pretentious. But I've come to enjoy it - he speaks very clearly and of course I love what he has to say.
This particular clip is about just that: love. It's challenged me to rethink my craving for love and what I really need, as opposed to what I think I want. I find that even Lewis is somewhat steeped in the mysticism tradition (no great surprise, considering his interests and profession), which is somewhat frustrating, but I have come to a point where I have to begin learning to look past the romantic mysticism and into the truth that might be lurking behind it. Lewis is good practice for that, because he has a lot of excellent thoughts and expresses himself very well. And he makes me smile. So that's good.
One not-terribly-related side note. I looked up my Media and Culture book on Amazon.com, to see what people had to say about it. One review contained this sentence: "The author doesn't always keep his liberal agenda well hidden, but that is perhaps forgiveable (sic) in an age of increasingly conserative (sic) media."
Wow. Can you say, deluded much? Have you read the news lately? Granted, on a college campus I'm in something of a liberal stronghold so maybe all I see is liberal media, but WOW. I know the politics of most mainstream media, and they are not conservative by any stretch of the imagination. Just, wow.
I repeat my emphasis of before. Watch Indoctrinate-U. The truth will set us free, if we can get enough people to listen to it.
-Jaya-