Bradford Pear, photo by smalltowngirl
“Why on earth did you move from New York City to rural Missouri?”
I’ve been reading some C.S. Lewis lately, and he summarized very eloquently a part of my reason for moving “home” that I’d not yet been able to put into words:
…This is, I think, one little part of what Christ meant by saying that a thing will not really live unless it first dies. It is simply no good trying to keep any thrill: that is the very worst thing you can do. Let the thrill go – let it die away…and you will find you are living in a world of new thrills all the time. But if you decide to make thrills your regular diet and try to prolong them artificially, they will all get weaker and weaker, and fewer and fewer, and you will be a bored, disillusioned old man for the rest of your life…
-C.S. Lewis, from “Mere Christianity”
If I can find the thrills, the beauty and the intrigue in a life as simple as a small town girl’s life, then the world – and all the happiness in it -will be my own. Here’s to seeking out the greatness in the simplest of things. Here’s to life in Small Town, Missouri.
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Very well said my dear. Words to live by, especially come from such a great author of amazing literary works.
Great quote!
What a beautiful perspective. I’ve read Mere Christianity a few times and never picked up on that passage. I guess it wasn’t as relevant to me at the time. Thanks for sharing it
This is exactly why I left my life of travel and returned home. Striving to live life as simply as possible. Sometimes I lose sight of it from time to time. Thank you for reminding me.
Thanks for the comment, MantychGroup. I have to remind myself periodically, too. Glad to find a kindred spirit.
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