Title: A Grief Observed
Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year: 1961
76 pages
From the Back: Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moments," A Grief Observed is C. S. Lewis' honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This work contains his concise, genuine reflections on that period. This is a beautiful and unflinchingly honest record of how even a stalwart believer can lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and how he can gradually regain his bearings.
Personal Thoughts: Everyone eventually grieves something or someone, and each person experiences that grief in a different way. Grief is such a powerful thing and is one of those pieces of human behaviour that can be so difficult to understand. There's no predictability in it, no perfect set of rules to follow on how to process and recover from grief. The only reason we know anything about it at all is that some people have been strong enough to share their stories. CS Lewis is one of those people.
In this short little book, Lewis shares some incredible reflections about the grief he experienced with the death of his wife. His amazing story-telling ability brings you right alongside of him as he describes his despair, sadness, longing, and loss of faith, and then his journey back to his life that will be without his beloved. An absolutely beautiful piece of writing that so obviously came directly from Lewis' heart.
Theo I read this books many years ago. I believe in the page he talks about what emotion is most associated with grief.
ReplyDeleteIf you get a time watch shadowlands about cs lewis life and his grief.
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