[Lady Of Light]

I think of it not as sin, but as what was bound to be. When Eru created the gods who would shape Arda, he left Melkor in for a purpose. All of the other gods were perfect and good. They would use their power to make Arda a beautiful place. But Melkor was perfectly evil. He had to include an evil, or "imperfect" god, because otherwise good would not exist. In the story of Adam and Eve, there is good and there is evil. They are placed in the Garden of Eden, which is a place of joy and enlightenment, but it had one bit of evil in it, the serpent. Just as Eru's gods have one bit of evil, Melkor. Adam and Eve could have chosen not to follow the serpent, but they did. Men could have not chosen to follow Melkor, but they did. People say that these are sins, but I disagree. Men both in real life and in Middle-earth are both imperfect, therefore "sin" is inevitable. That raises the question, were we meant to sin? I believe so, so I think that what we call sinning is just a part of life that must be accepted. Elves and men do not live in a fallen world, just a normal one. You cannoy appreciate the light unless it is intermingled with darkness.