http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/14/idyllic-life-in-the-shire/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:31:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/14/idyllic-life-in-the-shire/#comment-35858 jason Mon, 14 May 2007 12:55:37 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/14/idyllic-life-in-the-shire/#comment-35858 Even more powerful when you consider what everyone in Tolkien's world went through to get that summer. The death of friends, the hardships of war, the loss of not only things held dear that they KNEW, but of things dear to them that they'd never know (i.e. the elves). In the end though, their struggles and strife were worth the effort. Like a rainbow after a storm. Even more powerful when you consider what everyone in Tolkien’s world went through to get that summer. The death of friends, the hardships of war, the loss of not only things held dear that they KNEW, but of things dear to them that they’d never know (i.e. the elves). In the end though, their struggles and strife were worth the effort. Like a rainbow after a storm.

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