Sunday, June 28, 2009

A world called 'Narnia'




Narnia is a fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis. I am amazed to confess that I like Narnia better than Hogwarts or any other place Rowling's Harry potter.

Narnia is a fantasy world created by C. S. Lewis as the primary location for his series of seven fantasy-novels for children, The Chronicles of Narnia. The world is so called after the country of Narnia, in which much of the action of the Chronicles takes place. In Narnia, some animals can talk, mythical beasts abound, and magic is common. The series tracks the story of Narnia when humans, usually children, enter the Narnian world from 'our world', or Earth.

It talks about many in depth issues which we overlook while reading. The Chronicles of Narnia is set in what seems to be an entirely different world from which we live in. It's creation, witnessed be the evil (the White Witch) , ruled by the sons of Adam and daughters of Eve (humans to be exact) and the talking beasts (the public of Narnia). The novel explores the major problem we face TODAY. Or should I say the history behind the world we live in today and its approaching destruction. The other lands that surround Narnia are :Archenland, Calormen, Eastern Ocean and the less explored places like the underworld, Western Wild, Ettinsmoor, and Bism (below the underworld).

The eventual destruction of Narnia can be seen as the coming end of the 'Earth'. So long ago a novelist in his fantasy probably foresaw this and tried to warn us. He took the approach through fantasy because he was scared that he might be see as insane if he came forward with this theory of world destruction. We did not see it coming until it was on the verge of irreversibility. Species of beautiful animals have gone extinct, the ocean levels rising, mountains cut down, water shortage, dark air, what else do we need to explain the evil deeds that we have done? people were happier back then before the wars, before industrialization! Human's greed has brought him to his death bed. It is not that we have realised the impact even now, because even now we are searching for alternatives and ignoring the nature. We are too busy enjoying our luxurious lives that we forget that tomorrow we wont be alive to enjoy them! Are luxuries more important than our happiness? There is a famous saying 'we search for happiness outside, when the real happiness lies with ourselves'. God cannot do anything if we don't do anything for ourselves, he can only show us the path. The path has been clear for many years now 'SAVE THE NATURE, SAVE YOURSELF'. Have we become so selfish that we don't care for our coming generation? What are we giving them education for, when they wont be alive to have a career!

As everyone says it is still not late. The eventual destruction is written! All we can do it to prolong it. And to give the next generation a better world to live in the best way is, well I wont go into all that, many scientists-socialists-academicians have already given us ways to extend our Earth's life.
~~Live and let Live~~



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