[stone of vision]

Great insights, Raven [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
you inspired me.
My english is rather quite bad but this is my thoughts about Frodo.

Frodo is for me a representation of Purity and Rightness.
That is a the primary matter of his deep nature. I have never seen such a rightful hero described as he is.

One of the stories the book told us, is the story of frodo's evolution from the mischievous Hobbit he were to the person he became after the ring's saga.

What caused the change of frodo is -- the Ring.
The ring wich began the whole story, the ring which is the origin of the adventures Frodo will have to undergo.
Being the bearer, Frodo is walking on the borderline between the real world and the shadows world, between evil and good,
the ring being the balance between them.

Frodo's fight has a spiritual dimension as he had to resist against the power of the ring, the temptation of the dark power.
In my POV, this inner fight is a battle of willing, each bearer had to submitt, and the allegory of this is well represented by Frodo/Gollum's potrayal

Frodo and Gollum are the two faces of a same coin --or the same ring should I say. They are the reflect of each other through the “ ring mirror”, the two antagonistic perspectives offered by the unique ring. Both have the choice between these different Evil/Good ways to fullfil their desires–or might seem to, —as whatever the road they are walking on, each of them will have to pay an expensive price.
The first one chose the light , the fight and lost his serenity and his peace of mind.
The second chose the shadows, the surrender and lost his soul and his humanity.
At the end none of them will fit anymore in the new Age world born from the saga.

Concerning Frodo, I remember the quote told by Gandalf in many meetings when frodo woke up in Elrond’ s house listening the wizard’s story:
“He may become like a glass filled with a clear light for eyes to see that can”.

The sequel of the ring experience gives Frodo a kinda –wisdom state that makes him more “Elvish”.
He will never be back the cheerful and carelessness hobbit he was though he had kept all the flavors that made him the wonderful person he is.
He has evolved, tasting the other side of the mirror through the magic of the ring , however he chose (almost) not to cross the line--

That made him in a shade of greys, one feet in each world and his own willing free, yes, a glass filled with light for eyes that can see from both side.

The light of frodo is the aura of his inner Spirit grown and sublimated through adversity, death and despair.
The victory of Purity that give him wisdom and clear -sightedness but, to gain it he might have lost a” part of his humanity” too.

As for Frodo's blessing for Sam, that was the blessing of love for his friends and love can make people more percecptive when it concerns the ones they are closed to [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]