[MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie]

Yes Gandalf may seem crazy to do this but think about it. He's usually right about these things. And you should expect the unexpected when reading about Gandalf. The reason Gandalf sent Frodo to bear the ring was because Frodo was a hobbit, and hobbits have a resiliance to the power of the ring. Since hobbits are a simple race, its harder to confuse them and harder to trick them, unlike the other races, who being more complex, are confused easier. But Gandalf did not send Frodo to Mordor, Frodo chose to do it himself. And Gandalf did not choose the path, he fell in Moria and when he returned, Frodo was well on his way. Gandalf thought that if Frodo would bring it to mordor and destroy it, then maybe sauron would be too caught up dealing with Gondor to notice Frodo, which is exactly what happened.

I don't think that Gandalf could predict the future but I do think that he could predict what was going to happen (what I mean is that he could make good guesses about the future but he couldn't see it). I do think that he could sense things coming. I think that he was smart enough to have a hunch about things and since he was usually right about it, he got good at it. This made him a geniuos and is why he has good judgement.

I do think that although Gandalf is wise, he is crazy. Think about it like this, he's supposed to be a well regarded wizard but he spends his free time hanging out with hobbits smoking weed. That's crazy (its also tight though). But you think that Gandalf is crazy because he puts the fate of middle-earth in the hands of a hobbit and sends him off to mordor unguided. Well that is crazy and it is smart. but hey, sometimes crazy works; and it did.

[ December 01, 2002: Message edited by: MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie ]