Turning Away

If you have read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader ever in you life, you might have came across this allegory. I know and respect that C.S. Lewis tells us not to try to find allegories in his work, but I simply see many resemblances or thoughts than an be drawn out. While reading the Dawn Treader, my mind is brought back to the character of Eustace and his constant denial of Narnia and then once he is in Narnia, his constant refusal to believe what is going on.

Eustace always seems to be refuting what people say as well as letting his arrogance in the way. He can not seem to get into the magic of Narnia, he is too stuck in life of reality or what he feels is real. Why can he not just accept and see the reality of what is going on in front of him?

I was reminded of the Christian faith. How often are people faced with facts and involved with the Christian faith everyday, however, they continue to deny the truth and hold onto what they feel is reality. They try to skirt around the issue and maybe even run away.

In The Dawn Treader Eustace tries to simply get away from everything and when he does he finds himself yearning to go back to the ship and the people he knows. When he tries to find his way back, he gets completely lost in the fog. He thought he knew where he was going but he took the wrong path and felt a strong sense of loneliness.

Time and time again I have heard of people walking away from their faith or even in fact I have. The sense of loneliness and desire to come back to God quickly overwhelmed me. But how to get back? Simply call on him. I feel that many people can relate to Eustace.

For not having purposely put in allegories, Mr. Lewis, you certainly have sparked my thought process on many subject matters.