"for it was always there."

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by SlverGlass

i don't know if I have managed to explain myself at all. If not, please do not take any offense.

You explained yourself beautifully, more than I think I did in my last post. Some of the points you made are also appicable to me,

All these being said, however, the fact remains that Lotr and all other works, does not define my life or even define me. I has shaped me up; yes, but that's that.

Yes, very true. I do sometimes turn to the legendarium in tough situations, but that could be said about many other books as well. I don't know why Tolkien's works are so much more meaningful and so much closer to me. They just are.

They don't "define" my life, but they guide it. And there is always a bit of everything there.