turkish delight

i went to see "Narnia" with my boys last week. we barely made it to the theater. once again, as usual, with a medium popcorn, a large bottle of water, a hot dog and a plain pretzel, we found two empty seats in the back of the theater. i sat through the whole movie with caleb sitting in my lab(he fell asleep as the battle began). there's so much metaphors once again as expected. although this was a children's movie, i was so glad for the work of cs lewis' ability to lead us into the fantasy land. i'm sure calvin and caleb enjoyed the movie since we've been reading about the book together past few weeks. for me, i thought it was okay (i don't think this movie should be compared to the lord of the ring). i'm still doing my own reflection about different metaphors and i will soon do a message series on the theme of 'narnia'.

turkish delight...i never tasted it and hopefully soon, i want to try it. although i've never tasted it, i alway crave for one. it was interesting that lewis uses the theme of 'eating' as recorded in the genesis about the origin of sin. eating has been the theme of my life this year as still struggling to change my lifestyle or at least think about what 'total satisfaction' really means in relation to eating. edmund's craving for turkish delight has certainly destroyed his appetite for ordinary, wholesome food. after that, his resentment against his brother/sister overules his life.... what is my turkish delight for today? hmmmm... as shopping season already had begun, there are few things i've been craving for...reasoning myself that i need new toys...then, do i really need them vs. do i jus want them... will those toys reallly make my life any better? can i just be satisfied with what i already have? i ask God for the wisdom to really distinguish 'wholesome' food vs. 'turkish delight' in my life.