Well, they don't understand it. The problem with people nowadays is that they judge things without even taking the time to experience them. I have a friend who insists she hates Lord of the Rings (which, may I say, is partly brought on by my obsession) and I simply cannot understand it.
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"And he sang to them, now in the Elven tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness."
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