3/28/2007

The ring grows heavy

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I have a wonderful friend in the next Shire who blogs under the name of “Frodo.”

Frodo, of course, is the Tolkien hobbit selected to save Middle Earth in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.

This modern-day Frodo has nicknamed me “Merry.” Having just finished listening to the trilogy on tape – a Christmas gift from my Mississippi friend Annelle – I am honored by the designation.

Merry has been battling orcs, dark riders and ring wraiths at Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and is left wondering if statistics show an inordinate numbers of folks dying from strokes on or around their 65th birthday.

Merry is tired. Frodo knows the ring grows heavy.

So, today, I send you to Frodo, Keeper of the Ring, and recommend his post “I remember when rock was young,” a tribute to an amazing 16-year-old girl.

A blessing for Middle Earth that the young are ready to take up the fight.

FRODO’S BLOG: LINK
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Anonymous said...

Tolkien wrote:
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken;
The crownless again shall be king."
--from Frodo, for when clouds are darkest, and hope seems dashed.

3/28/07, 1:35 PM

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