> I’m not sure the eternal life to come will eventually be boring either. Along these lines, the ending of "The Last Battle" by CS Lewis which ends the Chronicles of Narnia is so beautiful: "There was a real railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the Shadow-Lands—dead.…
…but rather just the doorway to enter into a an unimaginably more exciting and fulfilling life. I don't think anyone captures that sentiment as well as CS Lewis in the final paragraphs of his book, The Last Battle: "There was a real railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the Shadow-Lands—dead. The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream…
Last Battle and Magician's Nephew are excellent because they provide insight into CS Lewis as an author and person. Even as a child I recognized the 'problems' with those two books and that flash of insight helped…
Or maybe these people will keep believing the lie, even after they die from COVID, like the Calormen at the end of CS Lewis’ The Last Battle. Everyone else will be in Heaven, and they’ll be all like, “Let me out of the hospital, corona is a lie!”
> 我也不确定未来的永生最终会不会很无聊。沿着这个思路,C·S·路易斯用来给《纳尼亚传奇》画上句号的《最后一战》的结局太美了:“那是一场真正的火车事故,”阿斯兰轻声说。“你们的父亲母亲,还有你们所有人——正如你们在幽影之乡所称呼的那样——都已经死了。……
> I’m not sure the eternal life to come will eventually be boring either. Along these lines, the ending of "The Last Battle" by CS Lewis which ends the Chronicles of Narnia is so beautiful: "There was a real railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the Shadow-Lands—dead.…
……而只是进入一种难以想象的更精彩、更圆满生命的大门。我觉得没有任何人能比 C·S·路易斯在他《最后一战》结尾的段落里更好地诠释这种情感了:“那是一场真正的火车事故,”阿斯兰轻声说。“你们的父亲母亲,还有你们所有人——正如你们在幽影之乡所称呼的那样——都已经死了。学期已经结束,假期开始了。梦……
…but rather just the doorway to enter into a an unimaginably more exciting and fulfilling life. I don't think anyone captures that sentiment as well as CS Lewis in the final paragraphs of his book, The Last Battle: "There was a real railway accident," said Aslan softly. "Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the Shadow-Lands—dead. The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream…
《最后一战》和《魔法师的外甥》极具价值,因为它们能让人深入洞察 C·S·路易斯作为作家和普通人的一面。哪怕在孩提时代,我也察觉到了那两本书中的“问题”,而那一瞬间的洞察让我……
Last Battle and Magician's Nephew are excellent because they provide insight into CS Lewis as an author and person. Even as a child I recognized the 'problems' with those two books and that flash of insight helped…
或者这些人就算死于 COVID,也会继续对谎言深信不疑,就像 C·S·路易斯《最后一战》结尾处的卡乐门人一样。其他人都在天堂,而他们却在一旁嚷嚷:“放我出院,新冠根本就是个骗局!”
Or maybe these people will keep believing the lie, even after they die from COVID, like the Calormen at the end of CS Lewis’ The Last Battle. Everyone else will be in Heaven, and they’ll be all like, “Let me out of the hospital, corona is a lie!”