Greetings Dear Reader,
I often contrast the characters Gandalf and Samwise from the
Lord of the Rings in my mind. Both have
such great quality of character. They
have both been examples to me of things I would like to be in my life.
Gandalf was the constant traveler who wished to be content
to be in a place like the shire. He knew
that his lot was to wander and to what he good against the evil gathering in
his world. He knew that his rest lay
further up the road. He knew that the
peace of the Shire would not endure were he to simply rest there.
Samwise could have remained a gardener. He was content to tend to the hedge, clip the
grass, and care for his Gaffer. His
adventure changed him through hardship and success. He found peace and a fellow traveler in
Rosie. He returned to his home changed
but the same.
We often seen Gandalf met with distrust and dislike. We know he is good and means well but others
see him as meddlesome and trouble. He
always proves to be a boon to those who are of good character. He is often the downfall of those who are
not.
I see some of both of these things. I am a wanderer who does not wander and so I
often feel lost in the same place. I
dream of a home and fellow traveler but as was recently said of me, “No woman
is strong enough to stay with you.” I do
not know if it is true but the person was telling me that I will not find that
fellow traveler.
In truth I cannot let even that hinder my staying the road
and keeping the journey. I may never
again have a “home” but that is part of the stigma of strangers. My home lies further on and my business is
getting there on the path provided me.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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