“It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest, most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree helping each other to one or the other of these destinations.
“It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities, it is with the awe and the circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all of our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”
-C.S. Lewis
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I love this: “There are no ordinary people.”
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So powerful. So true.
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And all made in the image of God. I love how this quote expands on what that means.
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I am more and more appreciating this man’s deep understanding and wisdom. I’m sure he’s also thinking of his own past when he says this.
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Such a good reminder that we are all created in God’s image, and as such, not ordinary.
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That’s a wonderful and fascinating observation and I think I quite agree with it.
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I have always appreciated this quote of C.S. Lewis ever since I first read it years ago! Thanks for sharing and reminding me of it again. I recall writing it down in my journal because it just grabbed my mind and something inside lit up at the truth of it.
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