'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming. The Morgul-lord and his Black Riders have come forth. War is preparing!' from The Lord of the Rings chapter Many Meetings
yet they have a bit of hesitation. Will they come through a challenge with valor or will be forever shamed? Will the Good or will the evil take them over?
One of the Black Riders stuck his sword in Frodo's shoulder. This sword's target was to pierce Frodo's heart. Evil's goal was to change Good....
... the weapons of our Enemy are deadly. To tell you the truth, I had very little hope; for I suspected that there was some fragment of the blade still in the closed wound. But it could not be found until last night. Then Elrond removed a splinter. It was deeply buried, and it was working inwards.' ..... 'Don't be alarmed!' said Gandolf. 'It is gone now. It has been melted. And it seems Hobbits fade very reluctantly. I have known strong warriors of the Big People who would quickly have been overcome by that splinter, which you bore for seventeen days.'
'What would they have done to me?' asked Frodo. 'What were the Riders trying to do?'
"They tried to pierce your heart with a Morgul-knife which remains in the wound. If they succeeded, you would have become like they are, only weaker and under their command. You would have become a wraith (ghost) under the dominion of the Dark Lord; and he would have tormented you for trying to keep his Ring......' conversation between Gandolf and Frodo in the chapter of Many Meetings from The Lord of the Rings
Most times the biggest risk in taking on the challenge and being tested is just simply TRYING. If you feel like a Hobbit small & insignificiant, remember with great joy that they are a tenacious lot and fade very reluctantly. Yes, we are in a new age of terror - ' War is preparing' . All good men from all good lands must hear their calling. If fear grips your heart, TRYING is strength. Would you rather be a MAN or a misty grey vaporouswraith - ghost-like without substance? Let Light & Goodness ring out to all people..... with this Valor will be rewarded to those who kept tenaciously trying.
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