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I know what I ought to do with a ring of invisiblity - destroy it, even if it costs me heavily.
But, however much I like to pretend, I'm not a Hobbit. I'm human, and therefore open to temptation; I would use the ring.
At first, I would use it out of simple curiosity, to find out how well it worked, and then to play tricks on family and friends. The next temptation would be to help friends in trouble (Bilbo and the dwarves) and to circumvent annoying restrictions on my life (Harry Potter). How long would it be before I was eavesdropping on on my friends (Lucy in The Voyage of The Dawn Treader) or spying on those neighbours I distrust?
The temptation to use the ring for personal gain, for money, influence, power or status, would quickly overwhelm me. Even without the malign influence of Sauron, the ring would, as Gandalf feared, turn me into a Dark Lord and, in the end, destroy me.
If you ever come across a Ring of Power, run.
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