That's the title of the latest C.S. Lewis essay I have read. It's great, so I thought I'd share it with everyone else (or at least those who read this blog :)).
"'After all,' said Clare, 'They had a right to happiness.' We were discussing something that once happened in our own neighbourhood. Mr. A had deserted Mrs. A and got his divorce in order to marry Mrs. B, who had likewise got her divorce in order to marry Mr. A. And there was certainly no doubt that Mr. A and Mrs. B were very much in love with one another. If they continued to be in love, and if nothing went wrong with their health or their income, they might reasonably expect to be very happy."
Rather than retype the entire thing, I have found it reproduced online. Read the entire thing - it really is good.
Other stuff:
Things that have ceased to surprise me:
1. The clothes people wear to court. Sometimes people walk in with these bizarre outfits, and I wonder what they were thinking when they walked out of their houses to go out in public, much less walked into the courthouse.
2. The stupidity of intoxicated persons. I have read so many case reports about people who have been drinking and get behind the wheel of a car, that I think I'm going to go blind. Probably not, but maybe. (maybe people are intoxicated when they get dressed to go to court)
3. The paternalism of commercials. I really dislike most commercials (as I have probably made abundantly clear) because they assume that the public is infantile. I have been informed, to my dismay, that the public really is at that level. How depressing!
4. The amazing grace of God. Okay, that really doesn't go on this list. God's grace actually never ceases to amaze me. :)
3 comments:
I like the connection you made between 2 and 1.
Law and Order. At least give me time to graduate!
Well, I personally hate all television, to tell you the truth. Commercials are probably the worst part, however, because they are on every channel. You can even get nasty commercials on the Home and Garden Channel - which is one of the main reasons Molly and I came to a final decision. We do not have any television in our home, even the basic networks. In fact, we will not have television in our home for the rest of our lives. I don't want my children exposed to the sickness of much of modern society, and they can get their current events from the newspapers and the internet. Gosh, I sound like such a radical conservative, huh? *chuckle*
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