We had some friends over yesterday for a Lord of the Rings marathon. Jen bought me the 3-box , extended-version set, so it takes about 13-14 hours to watch it all, but it's a blast!! We've done it twice now & I can't wait to do it again!!
The Lord of the Rings is my favorite movie of all times (in case you hadn't guessed that already), & every time I watch it, I'm amazed at the depth of life that they captured. My favorite Shakespeare prof. at the Naval Academy, Doc White, once said that the difference between Shakespeare & other writers was that they all captured a glimpse of life from one aspect, but Shakespeare captured life itself. That thought has always struck me, & I think that's why I love LotR so much... It seems to do the same!
One of my favorite exchanges takes place between Frodo & Gandalf in the mines of Moria. Frodo is lamenting his burden of carrying the ring & says to Gandalf, "I wish the ring had never come to me... I wish none of this had ever happened!" Gandalf replies (& this is awesome!!), "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All that is left for them is to decide what to do with the time they've been given."
There is more truth there than I'm comfortable with!
So... What am I going to decide?
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