Chimp on a Chain
- Author
- Kenny Price
- Published
- Tue 09 Mar 2021
- Episode Link
- http://podcast.gwot.rocks
To use a modern term, Self-pity and self-loathing are an attempt to HACK LOVE.
In this episode, Kenny looks at the blackmailing of love and joy by the tragedy of a bitter, hateful, self-pitied person through the vehicle of C.S. Lewis's book, "The Great Divorce". As noted in Wikipedia, "The Great Divorce, is a novel by the British author C. S. Lewis, published in 1945, and based on a theological dream vision of his in which he reflects on the Christian conceptions of Heaven and Hell. The primary themes of The Great Divorce are moral choice and the absolute disunion of heaven and hell." Lewis's depiction of Frank and his treatment of his wife Sarah during their lives on earth seeks to highlight the manipulative, imprisoning, hateful, bitter, blackmailing attitude of self-pity and self-loathing, which seeks to destroy and desecrate the HEAVENLY GIFT OF JOYOUS PEACE THAT COMES WHEN SOMEONE HAS BEEN INFUSED WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST. Kenny speaks strong words to those who identify with Frank, and words of relief to those who have had their love held hostage by such people.
References used in this podcast:
"The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis, HARPERCOLLINS EDITION, 2001.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Divorce
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-great-divorce/chapter-12
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-great-divorce/chapter-13
https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-great-divorce/characters/frank-dwarf-tragedian
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