“…what Christ meant by saying that a thing will not really live until it first dies…It is simply no good trying to keep any thrill: that is the very worst thing you can do. Let the thrill go – let it die away…and you will find you are living in a world of new thrills all the time. But if you decide to make thrills your regular diet and try to prolong them artificially, they will all get weaker and weaker, and fewer and fewer…It is much better fun to learn to swim than to go on endlessly and hopelessly trying to get back the feeling you had when you first went paddling as a [child].”
– C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
That is such a great quote. One to live by for sure.
SO TrUE! i need to stick this quote to my face.
This is so powerful!
Lovely quote!
I love that book!
Love this quote! Totally sticking that on a post-it to my locker
http://blissfulnotes.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/one-big-tater/
oh, & you got an award on my blog today
Beautiful picture!
That’s a great quote!
Love this!
Such a great quote! Sometimes I get caught up in trying to recreate the past, but it never works. It’s better just to move on and enjoy the present!
You just quoted my favorite person.
You just became my (second) favorite person.
Doesn’t Lewis have such an amazing ability to capture reality and relate it to our emotions? Just amazing…
YES! I had never read his non-fiction works until now. Seriously life-changing…
so good! lov it! the message this weekend was about dying to self on issues that you have been holding on to! oh i let it go and this such a good quote to remind myself of this! thanks so much for sharing!