Lewis discusses the Christian concept of hope—not as a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but as a fundamental aspect of Christian life, involving acontinuous looking forward to the eternal world. He argues that that only by aiming for Heavencan we truly achieve meaningful progress on Earth.本章，Lewis讨论了基督教的“希望”观——这不是一种逃避现实或一厢情愿的想法，而是基督徒生活的一个基本方面，涉及不断地向往永恒的世界。他认为，只有以天堂（注：永恒的意义而非仅仅是死后去到的地方）为目标，我们才能在地球上（今生）真正取得有意义的进步。
Lewis explores the deepest longing of every human, which cannot be satisfied by anything on Earth, and he identifies two common erroneous approaches to addressing this longing. He emphasizes that the reason we can't find anything on Earth to satisfy this longing is because we are not made for this world. He states, "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." During our book club discussion, one friend shared how this statement resonated with her. For a long time, she had felt that something was missing in her life and nothing could satisfy it. When she read this statement, she exclaimed, "No wonder!" Lewis探讨了每个人内心最深处的渴望，这种渴望无法被地球上的任何事物所满足，他指出了应对这种渴望的两种常见错误方法(请读原文)。他强调，我们无法在地球上找到任何东西来满足这种渴望是因为我们并不是为这个世界而生的。他说到：“如果我在自己内心发现了一种世界上任何经历都无法满足的渴望，最可能的解释是，我是为另一个世界而生。”在我们书友会的讨论中，一位朋友分享了这句话如何引起了她的共鸣。很长一段时间，她一直就意识到生活中缺少了一种东西，没有什么能够满足这种感觉。当她读到这句话时，她惊呼道：“原来如此！”
A question to consider: Did you notice a part of this chapter that closely connects with the themes of the book of Ecclesiastes? What is it?一个供你思考的问题：你是否注意到本章中有一部分与《传道书》的主题密切相关？是哪一部分？
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