I agree with you, for many of the same reasons. In reading
Lord of the Rings, I have learned many lessons and strategies to apply to my own life. For example, I used to be one of those people who constantly complains that her life just isn't interesting enough. After reading Gandalf's words,
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So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All that they have to decide is what to do with the time that is given them.
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I stopped complaining, and I realized that I should be grateful for being blessed with a peaceful life. I don't profess to know the utmost limits of my strength, but I do doubt if I would ever be able to withstand a conflict such as the one Frodo withstood, and come out the victor. With Lady Luck's blessing I might, but at a very great price, perhaps the price that Frodo had to pay.