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Originally Posted by Boromir88
Gandalf-was said to not really to be represented by a Maia but is most like Manwe, so he succeeds in his "task."
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I remember Child of the Seventh Age saying that Gandalf was (to some degree) associated with Nienna-- the one who weeps so copiously. Perhaps this helps explain Gandalf's compassion-- for instance, towards Smeagol.
Being compassion-oriented towards the smaller folk, he therefore cares about the peoples of Middle-Earth as a whole. And that's a better platform for his task than (for instance) greed.