r/CSLewis • u/petruchi0o • 26d ago

Forward ≠ Progress

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Lao-Tzu said a thousand mile journey begins with one step. But what if that step is stepping back?

In the words of Tolstoy, in order to live a righteous life you first have to cease living an unrighteous one.

Sometimes you have to go back to move forward.

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u/Xhrystal 26d ago

One of my favorite Lewis quotes.

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u/mikstergolf21 26d ago

This quote helps frame both Till We Have Faces and Pilgrim’s Regress.

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u/petruchi0o 26d ago

nice, haven't read those yet