Grief is not all that special. I don't want to downplay the emotional struggle Lewis went through, as a philosopher, he did just what we expect him to do. Which is dig into his mind over this thing. Frankly, if you have a grief of your own, this isn't really going to make anything easier. It doesn't seem meant to make you feel better. It does have some good insights into what it means to "remember" those who've past, and so on.
And if you have not had a grief, this isn't really going to prepare you for one. Frankly, the book doesn't have much "use" as far as grief is concerned. But what it does is simply give you some interesting thought exercises about what it means to loose someone, and what it does to you, AND them, with some ideas about them. It is an interesting book, but not a requirement of any kind. It is small, read it in one sitting just if you feel like digging into Lewis' mind.
Pain was a nice read, it really delves deep into the ideas behind pain, including animal pain. Talks about what it all might mean, and how it works in the grand scheme of things, and even what it leads us to think about pain in the after-life. I recommend it. It doesn't just sit there and try to justify pain with an "all loving God". He talks about it as if we aught not expect anything else. Get it.
Peace
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Hey I totally dig what you mean about Lewis. You should check out some of my videos, I'd recommend, Atheismsucks Confession and check out the classic Mother Theresa Sucks
I think you'll see a side of me you havent seen. I've talked to you on my blog a bit.
Hi Frank, for some reason I can't find either of them. One says removed, the other I can only find responses to, but not the original.
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