tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102724034474219705.post3140115115384632821..comments2011-11-03T14:07:52.404-07:00Comments on The Round Table of Truth: Good-byesElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753863036944611885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102724034474219705.post-65341966408716572172008-11-15T20:29:00.000-08:002008-11-15T20:29:00.000-08:00So by your idea, Ariel, it seems that good-byes ar...So by your idea, Ariel, it seems that good-byes are painful insofar as there is something bad that parts two or more people. Is that correct? Further, could you comment on whether you think there are situations, not including negative circumstances, wherein a good-bye would not be a sad thing?<BR/><BR/>Gabriel, I think you are on to something there with the Vanauken's quoting of Lewis. Between Christians, is there ever a true and lasting goodbye? Or is it more apt for us to say, "Until we meet again." ?<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121249612776308500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102724034474219705.post-63996224009676099132008-10-31T12:48:00.000-07:002008-10-31T12:48:00.000-07:00When I said special cases, I meant ones like where...When I said special cases, I meant ones like where a person has been abused or mistreated and is happy to be leaving. If my memory serves me, Frodo had to say good-bye because he had done his part to help Middle-Earth and it was over. His time had come to leave. And maybe Lewis said, paraphrased, that "Christians NEVER say goodbye" is because we all know we will see each other again in heaven. And thank you belatedly for the welcome to the blogging world.Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424538902107565717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7102724034474219705.post-70199685069569341032008-10-30T23:32:00.000-07:002008-10-30T23:32:00.000-07:00YAY ARIEL! Welcome to the wonderful world of Blog...YAY ARIEL! Welcome to the wonderful world of Blogs. =D Okay, goodbyes, my mind immediately leaps to Frodo at the end of LOTR. Why does he have to say goodbye? Also, if you've read A Severe Mercy, C.S. Lewis says something interesting (I paraphrase), "Christians NEVER say goodbye". =] Is this statement true? What special cases were you refering to when you said that some goodbyes are not painful? Thank you for the thought provoking post!Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395301690418772382noreply@blogger.com