C.S. Lewis, You Rock My World

C.S. Lewis is someone often overlooked by the hip and trendy of the Christian literary world, and all anyone seems to talk about is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. However, he also wrote loads of really good books on being a Christian (The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity), and life (A Grief Observed, The Four Loves). They are all packed with many insightful comments on who we are and why we do things.

What prompted it was this post that I found from a random clicking of links. It really sums up what is going on behind Love, and also goes some way towards giving me a mental prod/kicking in the right direction. Most of the time, we are all too scared to show how we really feel about people (and this is not about people that we fancy, etc). For me, this is partly because I am worried that people might think I am coming onto them, and also partly because in secular culture it is very bad form to show that you actually care for someone around you.

This unwillingness to be open often also leads to self-doubt in some people, because they never get the confirmation they need that people love them and appreciate them for who they are.

In the church environment, things are somewhat better (or so I feel), but I think we have a way to go before there is complete freedom. In the meantime, let me encourage you all to push the boat out a bit, and tell some people that you love them (obviously don't say this if you don't), and then maybe we can all lead a slightly less pressured existence. Lecture over.

If you have been, then may you continue to do so.