“It is the stealing of the apple that is bad, not the sweetness. The sweetness is still a beam from the glory. That does not palliate the stealing. It makes it worse.” C.S. Lewis

 There is, of course, nothing wrong with enjoying the sweetness of an apple, but if it is made sweeter by stealing it, that is a terrible corruption. Lust only knows temporal pleasure at best, and its bitter consequences. Love embraces every pleasure in faith, and transforms it into an ever increasing and lasting joy.

“Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious! But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Hell.” Conversations Within” ts 10/8/2024