07-24-2008, 09:39 AM
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shadow of a doubt
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Originally Posted by Ibrīnišilpathānezel
To me, it seems that when they made Numenor for the Edain, the Valar didn't understand the nature of jealousy. A gift that brings one too close to what they cannot have, and thus reminds them of what they cannot -- indeed, are forbidden to -- have, isn't much of a gift at all, IMHO; sooner or later, someone thus "rewarded" is going to think that it's not a reward, and become jealous and angry. Why the Valar didn't foresee this possibility (probability?) has long puzzled me.
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Indeed. Men want what they don't have. This simple fact should have been clear to the Valar had they spent any time among men.
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