another quote from The Heartbreaker
"Human beings love idols," says Lewis, "because human beings love to worship, but if you worship the wrong gods, you risk being seriously cut off from reality."
Anything can become an idol, he says: a nation, a political party, a head of state - drink, drugs, food - football, rock music, pop stars - cars, boats, designer clothes - sex, exercise, loadsamoney - you name it. All these things may be good in themselves, but once they become an obsession you squander time and energy on illusions, your priorities get rearranged, your balanced lifestyle goes down the tubes and your true self gets stomped on. Or in other words, getting cut off from reality can make you physically, mentally and spiritually ill.
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Anything can become an idol, he says: a nation, a political party, a head of state - drink, drugs, food - football, rock music, pop stars - cars, boats, designer clothes - sex, exercise, loadsamoney - you name it. All these things may be good in themselves, but once they become an obsession you squander time and energy on illusions, your priorities get rearranged, your balanced lifestyle goes down the tubes and your true self gets stomped on. Or in other words, getting cut off from reality can make you physically, mentally and spiritually ill.
p.440
posted by Lisa at 9:58 p.m.
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