Quote by C.S. Lewis
It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom, said the Voice...The whole distinction between things accidental and things designed, like the distinction between fact and myth, was purely terrestrial. The pattern is so large that within the little frame of earthly experience there appear pieces of it between which we can see no connection, and other pieces between which we can. Hence we rightly, for our sue, distinguish the accidental from the essential. But step outside that frame and the distinction drops down into the void, fluttering useless wings. He had been forced out of the frame, caught up into the larger pattern My name also is Ransom, said the Voice.
Summary
This quote reflects the concept that humans have limited understanding when it comes to seeing the greater pattern or design of life. The Voice suggests that our distinction between accidental events and deliberate ones is only relevant within the confines of our earthly experience. However, when one expands their perspective beyond the familiar frame, this distinction becomes insignificant. The story's protagonist, Ransom, is realizing that he has been taken out of his limited frame of reference and brought into a larger pattern of existence, represented by the Voice's shared name. It suggests that our understanding of life's purposes and connections is intrinsically limited, and there are greater forces at play beyond our comprehension.
By C.S. Lewis
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