tolkien moment of the day
"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark." - Aragorn, The Two Towers
posted by melilotnfosco | 12:59 PM
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What's that mean to you?
I guess what that says to me is that even though some experiences may end differently than we expect, the journey might be worth it.
That makes me think of grad school. I quit after one semester...and have yet to figure out why God took me there (or if I was totally off-base in figuring out His will for me)...but I'm so thankful for the experience and all the things it brought me and taught me.
my initial reading of it was that even though the end may be a guaranteed defeat, sometimes it's better to do what you know you need to do. for an extreme example, it's like people who witness for the LORD who know full well that it will lead to their own death. tolkien always called life on this earth 'the long defeat' and believed that some things are so important that they're worth fighting for even if you know you're going to lose.
a second reading of it, however, could be that even though we don't know how some things will turn out, it's worth starting them, because it could lead to something good.
either way, i think it's profound on tolkein's part. :)
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