Today's quote came from J.R.R. Tolkien's poem in The Lord of the Rings about Aragorn. I'll put the full poem here:
I love this poem. Unfortunately, I have never read The Lord of the Rings books before, but I have seen the movies. It's been a while, so I don't remember much. I need to pick up these books and read, because form the excerpts that I remember, it sounds like an amazing trilogy. It's the next thing on my "To Read List," right after The Three Musketeers and Anna Karenina. Maybe it should go before.... :)
This poem is an integral part of the plot, apparently, but I also love it outside of the book. Originally, Tolkien took the first line from a proverb that says, "All that glisters is gold." I just love everything about the poem. I especially like the last two lines. My roommate and I have been talking about power lately. I've realized that all powerful rulers or people of the world fascinate me, including dictators. There were people who did terrible things as rulers, of course, but it still fascinates me with how they capture the attention of their people and gain power through all their different strategies. I don't know what has drawn me to the idea of power lately, but this poem reminded me. The line that says, "The crownless again shall be king" really makes me wonder. Sometimes I do that. I just sit back and wonder. I wonder what it would be like to become a great ruler, or I wonder what it would be like to have power. Just fascinating.
This poem is an integral part of the plot, apparently, but I also love it outside of the book. Originally, Tolkien took the first line from a proverb that says, "All that glisters is gold." I just love everything about the poem. I especially like the last two lines. My roommate and I have been talking about power lately. I've realized that all powerful rulers or people of the world fascinate me, including dictators. There were people who did terrible things as rulers, of course, but it still fascinates me with how they capture the attention of their people and gain power through all their different strategies. I don't know what has drawn me to the idea of power lately, but this poem reminded me. The line that says, "The crownless again shall be king" really makes me wonder. Sometimes I do that. I just sit back and wonder. I wonder what it would be like to become a great ruler, or I wonder what it would be like to have power. Just fascinating.
I don't really know why I went off on a tangent about power. Maybe that's just what a perfectly plain, college-aged girl has to do once in a while--wonder about what it'd be like to have power. That's probably why I love The Count of Monte Cristo so much. And maybe I really should read The Lord of the Rings to get past my power-hungry ways. :) So with that, enjoy the weekend! Later. :)
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