when someone you love is suffering

[Aravis Kenobi]

Originally Posted by Benisse

What a beautiful connection AravisK, to remember that, even in our desperation for others, it is Jesus who really does love our loved ones most of all.

I guess I just happened to think of God not being able to bear watching His own Son die on the cross for a sinful world...Lewis made that connection, ultimately because he wrote it in the book; I just happened to pick up on it.

[Copperfox]

Originally Posted by EveningStar

One of the greatest things about childhood (and I don't overly romanticise it...I was a child once) was knowing that Mom and Dad had everything under control. The worst thing that could happen to you was being spanked for something and having to go right up to bed.

To be more specific, the worst thing in that setting would be to be punished UNJUSTLY, when in actual fact you had NOT committed the alleged offense. If Jadis or Uncle Andrew ever had children, you could depend on them to hand out unjust punishments.

[Glenburne]

If the White Witch ever had a child, she probably would have killed it straight off to avoid having to care for it. Uncle Andrew would have left Aunt Lettie to take care of it at first and probably used it for his dabbling in magic when it got older. But since neither one really wanted to bother with other people, I doubt they would have taken the time to really discipline a child, even unjustly. Kill it or send it off, perhaps, but real discipline is physically and (for those of us with hearts) emotionally draining. Jadis and Uncle Andrew were both too selfish.

As for Digory--one of the hardest things can be watching someone else suffer, with you being unable to do anything. It's frustrating for me when a family member is hurting--physically or emotionally--when there's no way for me to end it.

[EveningStar]

Andrew Ketterley and Jadis Doe () were too married to their pursuits to seek another love. Some folks are like that to the point where nothing else matters and even a love interest only gets in the way.