In *The Great Divorce*, Lewis imagines a busload of ghosts from the “grey town” (a picture of hell or purgatory) who are invited to…
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Peter Sellers anecdote (Today in the Word)
Actor Peter Sellers played so many roles that he sometimes seemed unsure of his own identity. When a fan asked, “Are you Peter Sellers?” he answered, “Not today,” and walked on. The story is extreme, but the pressure is familiar. When life becomes a series of performances, the question “Who am I when no one is watching?” can become hard to answer.
How you’d preach it
For the danger of living so many roles that the self becomes unclear.