Before I really got "into" (in a literal sense sometimes) the books this past fall, I had read them, and I was interested, but I had more important things on my mind. Like cutting my arms, starving myself hating my family, and planning my death. Over the summer I improved, and a lot of my ascent was due to LotR. Really. I looked at the nobility of the Elves and their love of life and Nature. I looked at the hobbits and their simple existance, taking it day by day and enjoying it. Then... I looked at the other side. At Sauron, and Saruman, and Morgoth, and orcs and balrogs and thought.... who am I more like?
That helped put things in perspective. I'm a hobbit now. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
It takes a lot of work. But loving something as "real" as Lord of the Rings helps. It gives you something to compare yourself to and focus on.
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