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A review by ofaleine
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
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3.5 Stars
The problem with this Lewis book, The Problem of Pain, is that it's hard to read andsometimes oftentimes, hard to understand. Hahaha!
Fortunately, this is not my first non-fiction of Lewis, or I might have not finished reading it. And as with any other Lewis, you don't read itby viewing it as a jargon as it is, a collection of words, with the aid of a dictionary or a thesaurus. But you read it on the whole context. Otherwise, you'd miss out on the message that CSL wants to deliver.
And again, as with any other Lewis, to advertise/recommend his works, it's helpful to share a few words from the book:
But if suffering is good, ought it not to be pursued rather than avoided? I answer that suffering is not good in itself. What is good in any painful experience is, for the sufferer, his submission to the will of God, and, for the spectators, the compassion aroused and the acts of mercy to which it leads.
From the Appendix:
When short, severe, physical pain passes it leaves no obvious alteration in behaviour. Long-continued pain has more noticeable effects. It is often accepted with little or no complaint and great strengths and resignation are developed. Pride is humbled or, at times, results in a determination to conceal suffering.
The problem with this Lewis book, The Problem of Pain, is that it's hard to read and
Fortunately, this is not my first non-fiction of Lewis, or I might have not finished reading it. And as with any other Lewis, you don't read it
And again, as with any other Lewis, to advertise/recommend his works, it's helpful to share a few words from the book:
But if suffering is good, ought it not to be pursued rather than avoided? I answer that suffering is not good in itself. What is good in any painful experience is, for the sufferer, his submission to the will of God, and, for the spectators, the compassion aroused and the acts of mercy to which it leads.
From the Appendix:
When short, severe, physical pain passes it leaves no obvious alteration in behaviour. Long-continued pain has more noticeable effects. It is often accepted with little or no complaint and great strengths and resignation are developed. Pride is humbled or, at times, results in a determination to conceal suffering.