The Last BattleLewis CS
The Last Battle
by Lewis CS · first published 1964
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> 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.…
on “How to not fear your death: An Epicurean perspective” ↗…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…
on “How Doctors Die (2013)” ↗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…
on “The technology pushed into schools today is a threat to child development” ↗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!”
on “London will be overwhelmed by Covid in a fortnight says leaked NHS briefing” ↗