Cs Lewis On Repentance - The Hole We Find Ourselves In

Now what was the sort of hole man had got himself into?

He had tried to set up on his own, to behave as if he belonged to himself.

In other words, fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms.

Laying down your arms, saying you are sorry, realizing that you have been on the wrong track and getting ready to start life over again from the ground floor-- that is the only way out of the hole. this process of surrender -- this movement full speed astern-- is what Christians call repentance.

Now repentance is no fun at all. It is something much harder than eating humble pie. It means killing a part of yourself, undergoing a kind of death. (Mere Christianity)