Note also
Nogrod, that if you looked into
Eomer's thread, all the "
Boro"s are highlighted...yep I did a search of myself. Haven't we all?
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But is it not humility that causes Gandalf to reject the ring? He knows himself, he can imagine/foresee the effect the Ring would have on him and therefore he realises that he is wholly unsuited to be Ringbearer.~Morwen
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I don't know, I always imagined Gandalf's rejection fo the Ring is out of acknowledgement of the Ring's power, and not necessarily something to do with Gandalf's character. Gandalf seems more frightened of what the Ring would do through him, and the effect it would have, so much so he even fears being tempted to take it:
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'No!' cried Gandalf, springing to his feet. 'With that power I should have power too great and terrible. And over me the Ring would gain a power still greater and more deadly,' His eyes flashed and his face was lit as if by a fire within. 'Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself. Yet the way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness and the desire of strength to do good. Do not tempt me! I dare not take it, not even to keep it safe, unused. The wish to wield it would be too great for my strength. I shall have such need of it. Great perils lie before me.'~Shadow of the Past
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It's like Faramir's reaction, who was able to also reject it, but had the same
'get this thing away from me, I don't want to be tempted!' reaction.
Eventhough, Gandalf is humble enough to reject it, he fears the temptation, and there must be a reason for his fear? Maybe it is humility which leads Gandalf to his rejection of the Ring, but he definitely distrusts himself if he were to take it, or even asked to take it. Would that suggest a type of pride in Gandalf, or at least a fear that Gandalf (if tempted by the Ring) would give into pride?