When listening to the BBC program I wouldn't quite say I was surprised by what I heard; It mostly reinforced the kind of person I thought Lewis was and only raised my opinion of him. Lewis did so many things in his life that it amazes me. He served in the war, he wrote countless essays, he wrote many, many books and served as a professor at Oxford university, heading the Socratic Club, and probably much more. He gave numerous speeches, and one of the people on the program said that every word Lewis said should have been written down and printed off, his words were so well crafted.
If I were to meet Lewis in heaven, one of the first questions I'd ask is "how did you find the time for all of that?", but I think the BBC program really spelled it out: dedication, plain and simple. Lewis never wasted a moment, never had a trivial conversation, and was constantly sharpening his mind. He devoted his entire being into the academic world, and there has hardly been a thinker for hundreds of years that has matched the variety and scope of his writings. He also was human, though, genuinely caring about his wife and friends and having character flaws just like the rest of us. If I knew nothing more about Lewis than how dedicated he was to the Christian faith, I would respect him. But, the fact that he worked seemingly tirelessly defending it makes me respect him even more. What a man!
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