"... not interested in controlling outcomes, not even to ensure the good over the bad, but in acting rightly... make decisions based on what is right, what is just, and the roles and positions that they play in their communities and societies, regardless of outcomes... when Gandalf advises a doomed attack on Mordor...
'As for myself,’ said Eomer, ‘I have little knowledge of these deep matters, but I need it not. This I know, and it is enough, that as my friend Aragorn succored me and my people, so I will aid him when he calls. I will go.’
'As for me,’ said Imrahil, ‘the Lord Aragorn I hold to be my liege-lord, whether he claim it or no. His wish is to me a command. I will go also.'
...fulfilling their roles and obligations with honor in the midst of darkness and uncertainty."
--- Elisabeth Dawson, Substack Mythic Mind June 9, 2024 --
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