How Would it Be?

[drigel]

Beth, I am going to steal a quote from you that I saw on the Luthien/Galadriel thread.

One problem with Middle-earth is the idea that beauty cannot represent evil, only ugliness can. Tolkien mentions this in one of his Letters. It's a given you have to accept in order to remain enchanted by the subcreated story, but it's a given that unfortunately limits the very applicability to the primary world which Tolkien might have wished his ethical view to have.

This was the original thought I was driving towards in contemplating the Brin quote. Cast aside the anti-ME "everything is opposite universe" (remember Spock with a goutee? ) tangent. This is somewhat of a mind bending excercise after all. Consider the nature of evil. Consider all the thoughtfull threads here on the subject (Grace of Illuvatar etc) I contemplate redemption/forgiveness as I ponder not a Vala or Maia, but a human or especially an orc. Twisted, manipulated, deformed, yet still a child of Eru, no?

Still looking for a Nurnen Daily, or possibly a Rhun Dispatch......