Wow, C.7.A.! That brought tears to my eyes.
Most of us believe we make a hack of our own, average, everyday life, and have to live with the guilt of small, mean-spirited actions and missed opportunities. And if we do have divine guidance on our roads, we may close our ears to it.
Yet I believe that 'The One" would judge us far less harshly then we would ourselves.
Frodo's road was far, far harder than anything faced by the rest of us, in any age. (How many times in History has the fate of any entire world been in the hands of one person?) And how much greater would be his doubts, fear, and guilt? And yet he never gave up. Even at the very end of the quest, you might say that he did not surrender, but was conquered.
And after it was all over, he never even asked for any reward, but just peace of mind and healing. (Take that back. He didn't even ask for that! He had to be offered it.)
I feel better now. For the first time I can believe that Frodo will eventually find happiness.
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