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[Book] Problem of Pain - C.S. Lewis

http://allaboutcslewis.com/2013/05/17/the-problem-of-pain/ I pick-up this book while I was working in HaeunDae. It took me a week to read this book, and I read in Korean. The context is complex. But there are few things that I remember about this book. One word to remember from this book is probably the last sentence of the book. It says pain helps to show heroic ability or reveal such quality. Some people may fall into deeper pain, but most of the people end up showing their heroic quality. Pain helps people to strengthen their spirit, but that is not to say that pain is good all the time. Romans 8:16 writes that the pain leads it to show God's glory, but we need to acknowledge some downfall that pain may lead into. Anyway, people learn how to give-up themselves and learn how to give their ego instead of having strong self ego. Lewis knew this. He also talks about how heaven is very important. Its existence determines whether Chri

[Book] A Cup of Tea - Amy Ephron

        During my flight to Korea, I finished reading this book. As I wrote before, I started reading this during my travel in New York City. The book takes setting in New York City, which was the reason I chose to read. I guess the reputation of National Bestseller is not false. I enjoyed reading it.         The characters in the story were interesting and intriguing. I think the author made a good job of building the characters. Their tone and image were clear to me. Also, the plot of the book was pretty clear.         The triangular love relationship seems to reveal human's undermined desire and feeling... I guess? lollllllllllllllllllll