Thank you so much for sharing the poem and the C.S. Lewis essay. I always find myself learning new things through your Syllabus. I find it especially intriguing how the end of times is emphasized across so many religions. I also grew up fearing it—I vividly remember associating thunderstorms with the apocalypse (thunderstorm = flood = end of times). 2012 was one hell of a year for me, and yet I’ve always been drawn to post-apocalyptic movies, shows, and books. In a way, I think consuming that kind of content validates the idea that even after an apocalypse, societies can continue to exist.
It’s interesting how certain years stand out as “apocalypse years” in our collective imaginations - 2000, 2012, 2020, and so on. Where those kind of ubiquitous apocalyptic fears converge.
Thank you so much for sharing the poem and the C.S. Lewis essay. I always find myself learning new things through your Syllabus. I find it especially intriguing how the end of times is emphasized across so many religions. I also grew up fearing it—I vividly remember associating thunderstorms with the apocalypse (thunderstorm = flood = end of times). 2012 was one hell of a year for me, and yet I’ve always been drawn to post-apocalyptic movies, shows, and books. In a way, I think consuming that kind of content validates the idea that even after an apocalypse, societies can continue to exist.
It’s interesting how certain years stand out as “apocalypse years” in our collective imaginations - 2000, 2012, 2020, and so on. Where those kind of ubiquitous apocalyptic fears converge.
That CS Lewis quote is gold.