--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Child,\" said Aslan, \"did I not explain to…" description: "\"“Child,\" said Aslan, \"did I not explain to you once before that no one is ever told what might have been?”\" — C.S. Lewis" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/c-s-lewis-121_children_child-said-aslan-did-i-not-explain-to-yo_1626748.jpg" --- # Child," said Aslan, "did I not explain to you once before… ![“Child," said Aslan, "did I not explain to you once before that no one is ever told what might have been?” quote by C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/c-s-lewis-121_children_child-said-aslan-did-i-not-explain-to-yo_1626748.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/c-s-lewis-121_children_child-said-aslan-did-i-not-explain-to-yo_1626748.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/c-s-lewis-121_children_child-said-aslan-did-i-not-explain-to-yo_1626748.jpg) > ““Child," said Aslan, "did I not explain to you once before that no one is ever told what might have been?”” [C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Aslan reminds that future possibilities are unknown and cannot be predicted. **In simple terms:** Future is unknowable. Key Takeaway Accept uncertainty about outcomes. 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