C.S Lewis, The Great Divorce

We love to say that the journey is far better than the destination, but the destination is always necessary for the journey to exist in the first place. Without hope of a destination, the journey becomes meaningless. Growth is purposeless if there is nothing to grow toward. We have to keep our eyes open to the reality of what is behind, what is in front, and what is in our present. C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce discusses several topics regarding how we carry ourselves through life, but this particular conversation feels important in a time of hopeless wandering. Do we have a purpose that guides our actions and our choices? Are we aware of our surroundings and the consequences of those actions we choose to take? Or do we instead choose to drown out the noise with screens and headphones? Do we take the time to sit in solitude or in the presence of loved ones? If not, what will happen when life refuses to be silenced any longer? We have to lift our eyes toward an intentional journey of growth while we still have the chance. The path we have been given is not a long one, and if we decide to look at our feet as we mindlessly wander down it, then we may reach an end we did not choose. Embrace your reality. Sit in its beauty. Sit in its ugliness. Just don’t pretend it’s not there.