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This reads as a warning about pride stripped down to its source. It suggests that the real goal is not self-hatred, but a freedom from self-flattery so complete that one can receive one's own gifts without vanity. It lands in moments of achievement, when praise can easily become self-congratulation instead of gratitude.
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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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