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The Magician's Nephew-Chronicles of Narnia

The Magician's Nephew, an image of the book from http://www.narniafans.com/


It was a few weeks ago when I went to library to borrow some books or tapes. I used to read comic books or children's books. Why? ^^; Because It's easy...--;
Anyway, I saw some book I heard several times written by C.S Lewis. It was Chronicles of Narnia. In Fact, I had seen that books before, but It was too difficult at that time and I choose wrong book(It was third book of that books) so I had to given up. Instead of that I tried 'Harry Potter'.
But this time I found 'The First Book'. and It was new book looked very nice so It makes me to pick it up.

First of all, It is 'just' fairy tale used to read by children. And It is quite famous childen book in England. But, It can be looked different way in the view of Christian. If you are not Christian, Don't worry. Because it is very interesting.

I don't want to start my story from starting of this book. Because It might be to take interesting of reading from you, and because It is just similar with other fairy tales.

But I have to mention about 'The World of Narnia'. There are another worlds. 'Our world' which we live now is just one of them.
I know now you are thinking like "There is not another world!" or It's not true!". But think about what I said first. It's fairy tale.
And there is two children who visit Narnia with Witch and some folks. Now my story is starting here.

Let me tell you about the world 'Narnia', which is just before Beginning, there is nothing even though light.

And.

In the begining, there is the Song. And now, there is light. There are plants. There are animals. And They found the one who is singing the song. It was a Lion. And It was magic song which The Lion sung. Following his(its) song there is a light, there is a plants and other things.

I suppose you've read similar story in Bible. It's very simlar. Think about that. I know God has maden this world with Word. But, How about Song? Isn't it beautiful? And Lewis's changed Power of God to Magic. Great Magic. When I read this part, I was very superised because there is nothing hard to understand somebody create a world by magic. I know that understanding is just in Fairy Tales. But If there is a God, which is powerful? Magic? or Word of God? But even though me who believe in Jesus Christ for many years, when I read about creation of Universe by Word of God, I used to say like this, "How?". Don't worry about me...^^ Of couse I believe God create Universe by his Word. It's more like curious. But It seems to be very natural when somebody do that by Magic Song, of course in tale... ^^

Anyway, Let's go back to this story. It was just Begining. But There was an Evil. and It was son of Adam(a boy) who brang this witch into new world. But this time, he did something following Aslan(the Lion)'s dictation so the world became safe.... for a while....

And It's start of other tales...

How is it? Wonderful? or just little bit intersting?

Yes... It can be nothing depends on your thought. Just putting some story from Bible onto 'Normal' Fairy tale. But It's for children. Think that most children of our country grow reading this kind of story. they can understand Bible easier. And they'll hear many images or massages from Bible, like 'creation', 'what should they do(Be honest, Love each other, Help)'

And, Don't disappoint just after this first story. Because there are six other stories left. This is just first book which explain How all the story's begun.


And all of this, I want to tell you about what was most impressed part of this story. In fact, there is two things.
That boy's mother was sick. And she's going to die just in a few month or year. When lion Aslan heard about this from this boy he cried. Actually, It brang tears to his eyes. I think about Jesus. When I'm sick, When I'm in pain because of someting, he might be crying like in front of gave of Nasaro(I can't sure about spell)

Second thing was in the last part of this story. When the boy come back to his world with magic apple, I felt very silly. Because there is no magic apple in this world, ours. There is just pain, and It can't be cured just eating magic apples. But just next Moment, I realised there is another magic apples in our world. It was His power and our pray.

I suppose if one of us had known just one magic word(if there is someting like that) which can help himself sometims, he always use his magic.

Don't we know any magic?
No. But just one thing.
We(especially I) have to know about that.
We are not The Magician's Nephew, but The Magician's children. Isn't it?


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I wrote the above article quite long time ago (I think it was the early spring in 2002). Please excuse many grammatical mistakes. I copied it from my old website.
Won-Du Chang

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