Although Lewis believes that all forms of pleasure, fun, happiness, and joy come from God, who gives these freely for all to enjoy, he admits that these earthly pleasures never completely satisfy us. “We have plenty of fun, and some ecstasy,” Lewis writes, but they never quite satisfy our yearnings. God withholds from us “the settled happiness and security which we all desire.” Otherwise, Lewis says, we would think this world our home rather than a place we are passing through. He writes that the Creator “refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant Inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for our home.”

Nicholi, Armand (2002-04-03). The Question of God (p. 105). Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Kindle Edition.