I think a willingness to be wrong is very important - in both characters and reality - to understand God and connect with him, and while Ransom has shortcomings based on his fear, he is also willing to have his fears proven wrong. I think a key component of a life lived in obedience to God is regarding His sovereignty enough to realize that one might be wrong about things more often than not. He expounds upon this in The Great Divorce, in a conversation between a very fearful woman and a very joyful spirit:
“Oh, of course. I’m wrong. Everything I say or do is wrong, according to you.”
“But of course!” said the Spirit, shining with love and mirth so that my eyes were dazzled. “We’ve all been wrong! That’s the great joke. There’s no need to go on pretending one was right! After that we begin living."
There is so much freedom and joy in knowing that you were wrong in the upside-down kingdom of heaven.
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