A little humilty, or at least a sense of proportion? A sense of humor wouldn't have hurt either.
I have always thought of Feanor as ME's Leonardo da Vinci. In the HoME it even mentions that Feanor, like da Vinci, rarely finished a project, (brilliant mind but the attention span of a six year old [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])
As for the Elves being 'greater' than Men, define what you mean by great. Elves may have greater beauty and skill of hand but Eru gave Men the power to change the Music, power over fate itself.
The Elves are bound within Arda, body, mind and soul, but Men can transcend it. Men alone have the power to heal the Marring of Arda, (if they will use it to that end) and not just heal it but enrich it. That sounds pretty great to me.
[ June 05, 2003: Message edited by: Morwen Tindomerel ]
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