I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. - C.S. Lewis
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Happy Birthday Clive
Today is the birth date of one of my great heroes of the faith, C.S. Lewis. So many of his books have had such a profound impact on my mind, heart and life. I am truly thankful for his life and work.
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I didn't realize the anniversary of his birth was so close to the anniversary of his death...
Clive is an awesome guy. First of all, he's got a great name. Like one of those names you like to say loud and dragged out when you meet him on the street- "Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive, how you doin', man!?" It's one of those names where it's great if you know someone with it but wouldn't be a great name if you were the person yourself.
Second, in addition to having a great first name, he has a crazy awesome middle name. I mean, I didn't even know Staples was a NAME until I heard about this guy. CS Lewis is so awesome he can be named after random office supplies and it doesn't even matter. I mean, I'm tempted to name my kid "Ralph Inkjet Hynes", but the only reason I don't is because I know that only Clive could make such a middle name so cool, and my kid just couldn't live up to the standard.
The next reason CS Lewis was a great man was all the things he did while he lived in terms of his writing. When I read his stuff, it seems to me that he is some crazy mix of father, chum, grandfather, teacher and counselor all in one. And when I say chum, I don't mean "a big hunk of ragged horse meat used to bait great white sharks in the pacific for Shark Week on the Discovery Channel". I mean like "a pal who's older than you and gives good advice".
I've been reading "The Four Loves" and love it...I guess in an Affectionate way.
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