A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
C. S. LewisRead
After an error you need not only to remove the causes but also to correct the error itself: after a sin you must not only, if possible, remove the temptation, you must also go back and repent the sin itself. In each case an 'undoing' is required.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of addressing both the causes and the effects of our mistakes or sins.
C. S. Lewis suggests that when we make a mistake or commit a sin, it is not sufficient to merely eliminate the root cause; we must also confront and rectify the error or wrongdoing itself. This process of 'undoing' implies a deeper introspection and acknowledgment of our actions, urging us to not only seek to prevent future mistakes but also to take responsibility for past ones.
In practice
In a discussion about personal growth, this quote can illustrate the importance of addressing mistakes.
A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery.
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Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
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The instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred
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In mystical traditions, it is one's own readiness that makes experiences exoteric or esoteric. The secret isn't that you're not being told. The secret is that you're not able to hear.
Language is political. That's why you and me, my Brother and Sister, that's why we supposed to choke our natural self into the weird, lying, barbarous, unreal, white speech and writing habits that the schools lay down like holy law.
No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society.
Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering and self-mastery.
Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart.
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