Have Elf, Will Travel

[Olorin_TLA]

The like/love of Elves and Elvishness is because they're interested in things outside the mundane everyday, they're open-minded, and strive for the beauty that they know exists elsewhere. After all, they'd liked Evles way before they ever met them: it's a sign basically that they're "bigger" than the rest of their Shire, many of whom are small-minded...such as Sandyman the Elf-hater. Or even the Gaffer, who values "cabbages and potatoes" more ans think they'r ethe "proper" thing" for Hobbits to be interested in. So it's because they like Elves that they make good Ringbearers (after all, it was made by Sauron, so...) but the good souls/personalities/whatefer-you-want-to-say that are them mean they're going ot be attratced to Elvishness.