Indeed, Child of the 7th Age,
it would be in keeping with the aims of the Enemy for you to dwell too long on Falls and Turnings Away, as can be seen from Saruman's overlong study of ring lore, and from Theoden's overlong heeding of Grima Wormtongue.
In fact, your part in the last battle is being played out in the here and now. It is precisely on this little plot of ground where you stand at this moment in time from which your actions for good or ill affect lives both present and future.
Escapism then ought to lead from phantasmic downward pulls towards transcendant reality.
littlemanpoet:
A pleasure to formally meet. * returns your bow * The esteem between us is mutual, let me assure you, for I've also taken note of you before now. In particular, I greatly wished to participate more fully in your excellent discussion on wonder, but time for the most part constrained me to mere observer status.
Here, IHMO, you've just answered your own question, and so eloquently that you leave me at a loss. I'd say you've added a great deal to this discussion.
~~ Gandalf the Grey
[ August 27, 2002: Message edited by: Gandalf_theGrey ]
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