https://readoldthings.dreamwidth.org/ readoldthings - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 06 Dec 2020 04:06:10 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios readoldthings personal https://readoldthings.dreamwidth.org/13084.html Sun, 06 Dec 2020 04:06:10 GMT https://readoldthings.dreamwidth.org/13084.html In the year 2020 <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3263607-the-fellowship-of-the-ring">Gandalf's conversation with Frodo</a> feels more relevant than ever.<br /><div style="margin-left: 40px;">&nbsp;</div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -30px;">&quot;I wish it need not have happened in my time,&quot; said Frodo.<br /></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -30px;" /><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 16px; text-indent: -30px;">&quot;So do I,&quot; said Gandalf, &quot;and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.&quot;</span></div><br type="_moz" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=readoldthings&ditemid=13084" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://readoldthings.dreamwidth.org/13084.html tolkien gandalf daily advice public 0