A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis

This morning I finished the first book on my list - A Grief Observed. It is a small book, but it is filled with intense emotion. It comes from C.S. Lewis' notes that he wrote while grieving the loss of his wife Helen (he only refers to her as H in his notes). To anyone who has suffered a loss, this book is a great comfort, recounting the internal struggles that you face when you lose someone dear. Even if you haven't lost someone, this book is still a powerful read, as you witness Lewis stuggle with his faith, doubts, and every other thing we've ever questioned in our lives.

One interesting part that I would like to point out for those avid C.S. Lewis fans is that he presents two, "views" (for lack of a better term) that he also presented in "The Last Battle" (from the Chronicles of Narnia). Here is the first excerpt:

"I ought to have balaned with. I ought to have said, 'But also like a garden. Like a nest of gardens, wall within wall, hedge within hedge, more secret, more full of fragrant and fertile life, the further you entered.'"

That is similar to the onion analogy which he uses to desribe the new Narnia

A second excerpt:

"Imagine a man in total darkness. He thinks he is in a cellar or dungeon. Then there comes a sound. He thinks it might eb a sound from far off--waves or wind-blown trees or cattle half a mile away. And if so, it proves he's not in a cellar, but free, in the open air."

That section is similar to the scene with the dwarfs who believe they are in a barn, but are really in the open air.

Just some thoughts. Please comment!