“He has taken a hurt… But these evils can be amended, so strong and gay a spirit is in him. His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”
Here again Tolkien emphasizes the importance of perspective: the same experience that will break one man will strengthen another. We have no way of knowing how our spirit will hold up under crisis, but we can work to strengthen ourselves for when the time of testing comes. It is always my hope that the grief I experience will teach me wisdom, but that my heart will forever be full of light.
~Lisa Shafter
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