~Suprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis by Terry Lindvall (emphasis my own)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Speaking of Joy
"...The salt of joy is sorrow, a touch of tears. If we in our present mortal state met joy in her fullness, we would drown in laughter. We would be blinded and struck dumb by gladness and mirth. This may sound a pleasant way to die, but it probably would be undendurable. To be struck by unmanageable shafts of infinite sweetness would quake and crack our being into a billion pieces- it would break our hearts. Thus, instead of being explosive in us, joy is calmed and watered down like a potent wine with a note of gravity, loss, and sorrow."
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Wow That's awesome. It's like when they heard God's voice in Exodus and were too afraid to approach. “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.” I'm glad we'll get to experience God in heaven without being destroyed by his Glory. Thanks for sharing this. I gotta get some of his books.
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