One of my favorite books is definitely
I just finished the final book... again. At the end of the book the Pevensies witness the end of the world they had come to love. As they find themselves in a new world, all of the characters from all of the history of Narnia are reunited. The place in which they find themselves is very similar to the Narnia that they knew, but somehow more real. More vibrant, more alive, like the Narnia they knew was just a shadow or a reflection of the real thing. As they travel Further Up and Further In to this new country, they discover that Narnia becomes even more real, more amazing and that their real adventures were just beginning. C. S. Lewis is a man of great faith and was very spiritually in tune. The ideas that he illustrates about eternity and life after our time here on earth are amazing to just sit and ponder.
At the end of the book, at the end of so many wonderful adventures, he leaves you with: "All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.
I also believe that this life is the beginning of much greater things to come. I think that most people have felt this way at some point in their life. Many times we have moments of excitement, glimpses of what it might be like after this life, dreams or visions of our real selves and our incredible potential. But then, just as quickly as they came upon us, those moments fade away like an amazing dream vanishes as we open our eyes in the morning.
How does one hold on to the "magic" of those moments. How does one get back into the wardrobe and find the land where everything is more real, more vibrant, more alive than everyday mundane life?... Create It! Fight for it! Search for it everywhere! Hold on to each precious glimpse! And even when you do find those "magic moments," remember that they are still just the cover and the title page of the Real Story and the amazing adventures that await each of us "Further Up and Further In."
"The Chronicles of Narnia."
I know that it is kind of nerdy, but i just love the story, the world that was created, and how C.S. Lewis is so amazing with words that you can almost see and hear and smell everything that the characters are experiencing.I just finished the final book... again. At the end of the book the Pevensies witness the end of the world they had come to love. As they find themselves in a new world, all of the characters from all of the history of Narnia are reunited. The place in which they find themselves is very similar to the Narnia that they knew, but somehow more real. More vibrant, more alive, like the Narnia they knew was just a shadow or a reflection of the real thing. As they travel Further Up and Further In to this new country, they discover that Narnia becomes even more real, more amazing and that their real adventures were just beginning. C. S. Lewis is a man of great faith and was very spiritually in tune. The ideas that he illustrates about eternity and life after our time here on earth are amazing to just sit and ponder.
At the end of the book, at the end of so many wonderful adventures, he leaves you with: "All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.
I also believe that this life is the beginning of much greater things to come. I think that most people have felt this way at some point in their life. Many times we have moments of excitement, glimpses of what it might be like after this life, dreams or visions of our real selves and our incredible potential. But then, just as quickly as they came upon us, those moments fade away like an amazing dream vanishes as we open our eyes in the morning.
How does one hold on to the "magic" of those moments. How does one get back into the wardrobe and find the land where everything is more real, more vibrant, more alive than everyday mundane life?... Create It! Fight for it! Search for it everywhere! Hold on to each precious glimpse! And even when you do find those "magic moments," remember that they are still just the cover and the title page of the Real Story and the amazing adventures that await each of us "Further Up and Further In."
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