The History of Galadriel and Celeborn

[Puddleglum]

Originally Posted by elbenprincess

Why would he wish for that? I do not argue that he wished for it, I just don´t get why

Elrond's statement comes in the Council of Elrond. Immediately before saying this, he sort of outlines his rationale:

• The elves made the rings because they desired to "preserve all things unstained." (to act as a preservative <g>)
• Elves, to some extent, gained this desire, though with sorrow.
• BUT - - - *if* Sauron recovers the One, things get far worse ... Their minds and hearts will be revealed to Sauron.

Recall that Sauron made The One to control the free peoples of Middle Earth. The Elves avoided that by taking off their rings and not using them (while he had The One).
Now, however, they've been using the rings for over 3,000 years, preserving and building their realms.
One might wonder whay, if Sauron gets the One back, they can't just take their rings off again. I suspect (extrapolating from Elrond's sentiment) that it's not that simple. It's just a guess, but perhaps now that they've invested so much of themselves in and through their rings, that taking off their rings would no longer be enough to sheild them from Sauron's control. That Sauron would (in some fashion) get inside their heads and exert the control over them he had always desired.

Imagine your horror if you found that your most feared enemy might gain the power to see your thoughts and feelings and to even twist them within your own mind.

Had the Three never been made, they would not have to fear this possibility.

<just a possibility>