...I had meant to write something about The Return of the King but several events took place since my last posting on Wednesday- and I shall attend to those.
Of course, I am not going to neglect what I had said earlier, and have for you dear reader, a couple links which should shed some light on the aforementioned topic.
Here they are:
The Lure of the Obvious
-this article pretty much sums up my views on the movie. Keep in mind that this is from my point of view, and that if you have not read the book yet, it won't impact you as strongly as it did me.
(Alicia, Cassandra- if either one of you is reading this, read this well and slowly- see what we're trying to say...)
and, Sam and Gollum: The Two Sides of Frodo
This is an analysis of the literature and goes a bit deeper than one would normally expect with regards to how the story has been seen in today's current culture.
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Okay, enough of that.
...
It was Wednesday night, I was driving home from the college- the hour was late, the weather cold, and the roads dark.
...somehow, my headlights weren't working properly, and for awhile I found myself driving in the dark.
I was blind.
-of course, that is not good so I pulled over at a place close to my college...I think it's the Pell "factory" (as you can see, I'm not exactly sure).
There I found myself, and I played around with my lights hoping to find out what was wrong.
A man was walking close by
I didn't know what his intentions were
but it looked like he was either a guard or just someone on his way home (on foot).
I called out to him (calling him "Sir" since I didn't know what else to say)
and he helped me.
I was able to see!
-more importantly, I was able to drive home and I wasn't stuck without help or cell phone.
Thank God
I said as I drove away.
I had thanked the man as well, but...
stupid, stupid me
I never thought to ask him his name
and he doesn't know mine either
still, since I know you're out there,
thank you Sir!!
-and that is my [over-simplified] story.
I am grateful to be here
and able to say this.
^_^ ...(I hope this reaches him somehow.)
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pray for me.