I felt ashamed.""But of what? Psyche, they hadn't stripped you naked or anything?""No, no, Maia. Ashamed of looking like a mortal -- of being a mortal.""But how could you help that?""Don't you think the things people are most ashamed of are things they can't help?
In C.S. Lewis's "Till We Have Faces," a character expresses their feelings of shame regarding their humanity. Despite a friend’s reassurance that there’s nothing to be ashamed of, the character reveals a deeper struggle; they feel ashamed simply for being mortal. This reflects the complexity of human emotions, where shame can stem from aspects of ourselves that are beyond our control. The dialogue highlights a painful truth about the nature of...