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This reads as a spiritual claim that joy never lets us settle too comfortably into the present world. It can be taken to mean that even our happiest moments awaken longing, reminding us that we are still incomplete and still reaching. It lands when a person feels grateful for a good life but also senses that satisfaction is never the whole story.
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About C.S. Lewis
British author, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian
C. S. Lewis was a British author, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held posts in English literature at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is best known for The Chronicles of Narnia. Lewis also wrote The Screwtape Letters and the Space Trilogy, along with Christian apologetic works such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. His writing ranges from imaginative fiction to religious argument, and much of it reflects his interest in Christian belief and moral questions.
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