" He was not stupid. It was sheer thoughtlessness. That such remoteness from reality and such thoughtlessness can wreak more havoc than all the evil instincts taken together which, perhaps, are inherent in man - that was, in fact, the lesson one could learn in Jerusalem. But it was a lesson, neither an explanation of the phenomenon nor a theory about it.
I don't believe that there may exist some process of thought lacking of personal experience. All thought is meditation (Nachdenken), thinking as a result of something.
"If you aren't able to tell between a Man and a Hobbit, you have a worse judgement than what I thought. There's the same difference between an apple and a pea."
"That may be so. To a sheep all the other sheep look different without a doubt", said Lindir laughing. "And to the shepherd. But mortals have never been an object of study. [...]".
I forgot many things I thought I knew, and learnt many others that I had forgotten. I can see things at a great distance, and many others, close up, escape my view.
"Here I am, in front of you," you wrote. Yes You know, sometimes I'm a little 'slow to understand. At first reading I thought you were giving me your clothes to hide my nakedness. But such idea doesn't suit you, on the contrary. Then I thought it was an act of seduction, original, bizarre, a little ridiculous and clumsy: an oral strip-tease. And little by little the tone of your voice has changed. Here is a nudity, you say (or at least, as I understand it now), that it's not like a knife and it is not like a wound. A revealed and vulnerable nudity, a little embarrassed and compassionate. Exactly like yours. Look, you say, it's a bit shy and it tries to hide his flaws with a lot of little tricks, which, however, is willing to give up, for those who want to look at her with indulgent eyes. It uses clothes (do you say that?), of shirts, dresses, bras, belts, as well as humans use words, "theirs". But come, touch, feel; it is a nudity that can also heal.
No existence is like any other. And maybe we'll never meet again. But I want you to know that I loved you all my life. That I loved you before meeting you. That you're part of me.
I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
1) Always consider the fact that a great love and great results entail great risk.
2) When you lose, don't lose the lesson...
3) Always follow the 3 "rs": Respect for youself, Respect for others, Responsability for your actions.
4) Remember that not getting what one wants can be a wonderful strike of luck.
5) Learn the rules, so that you may break them appropriately.
6) Don't let a small disagreement damage a great friendship.
7) When you realize you've made a mistake, do immediately something to correct it.
8) Spend some time alone every day.
9) Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10) Remeber that sometimes silence is the best answer.
11) Live a good, honourable life, so that, when you'll look back in old age, you may enjoy once again.
12) A loving atmosphere in your home must be the foundation to your life.
13) When you find yourself on disagreement with people dear to you, face only the actual problem, without throwing in the past.
14) Share your knowledge. It's a way of reaching immortality.
15) Be kind with the earth.
16) At least once a year, go somewhere you've never been before.
17) Remeber that the best relationship is that in which you love someone more than what you need them.
18) Judge your success in relation to what you had to renounce to achieve it.
A long time ago, I learnt that I can cure my wounds only when I have the courage to face them. And I also learnt to forgive myself and to correct my mistakes.
No reasoning will help you to overcome the obstacles you've created yourself, you need action. If you continue sitting on the pool-side, dissecting the water temperature, you'll never manage to swim. Look for a springboard, close your eyes and jump. Should you belly-flop don't blame the water or yourself... you've just learnt how to not drown!