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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
Let's just agree that CT tried... even though in many aspects he failed... But he did things as he thought best... He probably didn't mean for half of the to turn out as they were...
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Absolutely. I can understand his motives, but he seems less & less able to simply get that not everyone outside his chosen circle is an enemy. He seems to suffer from the faults of his virtues - his desire to defend his father & protect his work seems to lead him (& perhaps by extension his son Adam, who is probably now the driving force of the Estate) to go on the defensive constantly - to the point of paranoia.
So sad that the Estate seems to have become increasingly petty minded in such matters. A decent man in so many ways, & he's given us so much. Imagining how little of Middle-earth we'd have without him must give us pause, certainly. I'm awestruck when I think of what he's actually done - none of which he needed to do. And its in the light of that achievement that his/the Estate's behaviour in the matter of Wheelbarrows at Dawn & Mirkwood is so annoying.
But, worthy of praise & respect certainly.