![]() ![]() Lewis doesn’t dismiss his grief, but he is more at peace with God at the end of his notes, and, like Joy’s last words to the chaplain, Lewis is at peace with God.” –Zach Kincaid, cslewis. ![]() But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong and sound as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. Beatrice turns to the eternal fountain and keeps walking. Lewis, A Grief Observed 363 likes Like You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. ‘Poi si torno all’ eternal fontana,’ ends the book. ![]() In the end, Lewis knows that God is more mystery than reason, and his reliance on Him, and the hope in the resurrection of the dead, is wrapped in a faith in a God who can be found. The end is akin to the beginning of A Grief Observed, if only in the questions it doesn’t answer and the doubts that are still raised as a result of the horrible occurrences of this world. Happiness almost feels a little haunted, but time evaporates the wetness from some of the tears, albeit gradual, ‘like the warming of a room or the coming of daylight,’ says Lewis. ![]() It feels like being afraid, but for different reasons. “In the last chapter of A Grief Observed, Lewis admits that grief is, ‘like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.’ If you’ve grieved over someone’s death, you know the image Lewis is casting. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. ![]()
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