The Last Battle

Though it is a set of children's books, The Chronicles of Narnia certainly explores the darker side of nature, and implicatively, human nature. There are those who dare to oppose good, to try and imitate that which is real and true.

When I was reading this book, the anger I felt towards the ape was surprising, but again now, as I think about it, it was anger towards evil. Anyhow, on to happier things. It was interesting to see the trials that they had to go through, and what they eventually accomplished as they had faith and were willing to fight to the death, to, "give up their lives for their friends."

One of the finals views that we have gives me a glimpse, I suppose, of the realness, the reality of the Heaven that I hope to inherit one day.

   The new [Narnia] was a deeper country: every rock and flower and blade of grass looked as if it meant more. I can't describe it any better than that: if ever you get there you will know what I mean.
     It was the Unicorn who summed up what everyone was feeling. He stamped his right fore-hoof on the ground and neighed, and then he cried:
     "I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here. This is the land I have been looking for all my life, though I never knew it till now. The reason why we loved the old Narnia is that is sometimes looked a little like this. Bree-hee-hee! Come further up, come further in!"

I hope that I do my best to build my life on to be as real as I can, so I can get as many glimpses of Heaven as I can.