When first taking a look at "Meditation in a Toolshed" it looks like a complex message with all types of hidden meanings that even Sherlock Holmes couldn't uncover. When you take a closer look however, the meaning is layed out before your eyes. What Lewis is explaining in this writing is that everyone can look at something, and take different accounts of it. If this is so, which account is the correct one then?
He explains that many people tend to look "at" something, while others tend to look "along" something. By looking at something your only getting one side of the story. Only one point of view at which you are basing your opinion. By looking along something, you learn about it through experiencing it. The problem is when you only view something in one of these ways, you are generally not able to take in the full understanding of it.
I found his writing style to be very elaborate and simple at the same time. He makes you look at life in a different way. I have only read a few of his works, but they all convey such important messages that I think we can all learn from. As a Christian we should evaluate these and apply them into our own lives.
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They should make C.S. Lewis an action hero like they did with Holmes in the new movie. Then they could make another movie called Holmes versus Lewis. Anyways, I agree that C.S. Lewis writes in a way that is both complex and simple. I think it's because he's able to write out very complex ideas in a way that the reader is able to understand.
ReplyDeleteTyson, I would agree with the both of you, what I think makes Lewis such a great writer and philosopher is that he tackles some difficult questions in a matter of fact way. And of course, he does this by using illustrations that help us grasp these hard questions about life, morality, faith, hope, etc.
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