Control over The One Ring

[akhtene]

Thanks for the Letters, Legolas. Very enlightening.

It was part of the essential deceit of the Ring to fill minds with imaginations of supreme power.

I see the problem not as who could overpower Sauron and gain full control of the Ring, but who would resist a temptation to use the Ring at all. No one could ever use the One Ring without having their wills bent towards the will of Sauron. Perhaps... But much more likely that the will of any new ring-user (not just bearer) will take the same course as that of Sauron - DOMINATION. It's the Ring of Power. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. All power in one hand (ON one hand) deprives others of freedom, and that I think is evil. Galadriel is not afraid of doing evil things - she fears doing too much. A spoilt person would do what he/she wants. A 'good guy' would do what he/she believes right. But no choice for others. "All shall love me and despair"- says Galadriel. So destroying the Ring was actually removing the ultimate temptation of ultimate power from M-E. And Gandalf and Galadriel actually overpowered Sauron by beating that main temptation.