peeplj wrote:That sacrifice really was a kind of humility--she had taken her own measure and knew she fell short. She knew she couldn't master the Ring, that in the end it would master her.
I'm still not sure I'd call it "humility". The primary definition of "humble" is "not proud", and I believe that Galadriel (in the book) was still quite proud, even after refusing to take the Ring. I prefer to think of it this way: Galadriel had, over the millenia, acquired a self-awareness which enabled her to resist the lure of the Ring and finally return to Valinor. As you said, she had taken her own measure, and she knew where she fit in the world. (Just my opinion, of course.)
Cheers,
John
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
Spike: "We band of buggered."
izzarina wrote:I'm Galadriel too ...
I like the part about humility...I pride myself on my humility
anniemcu
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anniemcu
--- "You are what you do, not what you claim to believe." -Gene A. Statler
--- "Olé to you, none-the-less!" - Elizabeth Gilbert
--- http://www.sassafrassgrove.com
peeplj wrote: And interesting parallel can be drawn between the Silmarills and the Ring: the Ring, which of course was a kind of ultimate evil, and the Silmarills, which would not endure evil at all and would burn any evil that dared touch them. Dark and terrible deeds were done in the desire of both...even though the Silmarills were by no means evil, the things done in the madness of the Noldor's desire to reclaim them were very evil.
--James
Nice, James (and Slude-dude)! Good to know there are still some readers out there (as opposed to the movie fans)!
interesting how the Silmarils and the ring are so alike, yet so diametrically opposed in purpose...
I had been wondering about that very comparison... we are about 2/3 through the Silmarillion. Hard going, but fascinating, and definitely explains things even the quadrillogy couldn't go that deeply into.
anniemcu
--- "You are what you do, not what you claim to believe." -Gene A. Statler
--- "Olé to you, none-the-less!" - Elizabeth Gilbert
--- http://www.sassafrassgrove.com
Tell us something.: I've picked up the tinwhistle again after several years, and have recently purchased a Chieftain v5 from Kerry Whistles that I cannot wait to get (why can't we beam stuff yet, come on Captain Kirk, get me my Low D!)
“First lesson: money is not wealth; Second lesson: experiences are more valuable than possessions; Third lesson: by the time you arrive at your goal it’s never what you imagined it would be so learn to enjoy the process” - unknown
Tell us something.: I used to play pipes about 20 years ago and suddenly abducted by aliens. Not sure why... but it's 2022 and I'm mysteriously baack...
I just took the test again, but this time I selected the responses that were as close as possible to the opposite of what I selected the first time (when I got Yoda). So, here's the anti-Yoda...
An accomplished socialite with political skills, you encourage those around you to let down their guard.
Great, I still got a big-eared lump...
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
Spike: "We band of buggered."
Tell us something.: I've picked up the tinwhistle again after several years, and have recently purchased a Chieftain v5 from Kerry Whistles that I cannot wait to get (why can't we beam stuff yet, come on Captain Kirk, get me my Low D!)
Absurd, I have more hair and am much better looking!
You ought to let Slude have yours then!
“First lesson: money is not wealth; Second lesson: experiences are more valuable than possessions; Third lesson: by the time you arrive at your goal it’s never what you imagined it would be so learn to enjoy the process” - unknown
Absurd, I have more hair and am much better looking!
You ought to let Slude have yours then!
Hey, I already got Yoda and Quark, two bald lumps! I don't need a third! (Although having the authority to send Will Riker and Wesley Crusher on a suicide mission is very appealing...)
Giles: "We few, we happy few."
Spike: "We band of buggered."
I so want to be a Kirk, but I guess you've got to face reality. At least I'm in touch with my feminine side.
