Face temptation

Nolan 2022-03-18 09:01:01

I just finished watching the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings symbolizes power, status, etc., and represents a temptation. Such a powerful temptation is like a huge magnet, and our magnetic mind will be twisted for it. No one can boast that he is not tempted to face the Lord of the Rings and does not develop possessiveness.
The three hobbits Frodo, Grum, Bilbo, and the human king Istor are the only four people who have ever held the Lord of the Rings except for the demon Lord Sauron. Once you have it and have the temptation, it is absolutely difficult to discard it, and the soul is lost for it, and there is no sky. Isdor had the opportunity to destroy the Lord of the Rings but took it as his own. He was eventually abandoned by the Lord of the Rings and his name was corrupted. Because of him, the evil was reborn in Middle-earth. Faced with a huge catastrophe, even the elves had to choose Yuanyue. Many oceans retreated to the West. In order to obtain the Lord of the Rings, Gurum killed his companions. Since then, he has lived in a cold underground cave, and he can't feel the warmth of human nature. People are not like ghosts or ghosts. Bilbo has owned the Lord of the Rings for 60 years. Before leaving, he decided to leave the Lord of the Rings to Frodo, but in the end it was thanks to Gandalf's help to give up the burden and travel lightly. This is actually very symbolic. Only by giving up temptation can you be born again. Volodo bears the burden of destroying the Lord of the Rings. Not only is the enemy blocked, but there are also people in the team coveting the Lord of the Rings, and they have to face the burden of their hearts. In the face of the temptation of a powerful force, after 13 months of suffering, the ultimate hero also abandoned his soul in front of the volcano. If it weren't for the Gurum to disrupt the situation, the legend would change. Even after the Lord of the Rings sank into the abyss, Frodo, who hung on the cliff, chose to regain the soul bead under Sam's emotional call. Human beings are so fragile, no one can escape the temptation of the Lord of the Rings without the intervention of external forces alone. This is the real situation of human beings. Faced with so many temptations, it is difficult not to get lost in animal instincts. It is just a luxury to live out rationally. Although Frodo has completed the task, the three-month distortion has made the soul overwhelmed. The once sea is now unbearable, and he has to stay away from Middle-earth to heal the wounds.
Walking on the road to struggle with temptation is the eternal theme. Since you still have the flesh, you cannot escape the desire, and you cannot avoid the temptation. Only death may be liberation. Conversely, if this is not the case, but an early release, how will the rest of the year continue? Life is very tragic and strong, and the real other shore is never reachable. Only on the road. Even so, I would rather live soberly and tragically than live ignorantly with intuition.
This is just the performance of those who hold the Lord of the Rings, what about others? Bolamo accompanied Frodo to destroy the Lord of the Rings, but he was tempted by it, and the reason was naturally crowned for Gondor. Eventually Frodo decided to complete the task independently. But once he stayed away from the Lord of the Rings, Boramo was still the heroic general. I think maybe part of his sacrifice was for atonement. There is no way to blame Boramo. Faced with such a temptation, we may not be able to do better. Wise men like Gandalf will also anger when Frodo wants to give him the ring for safekeeping, don't seduce me! In fact, this is a manifestation of wisdom. We don't have absolute power to resist the temptation of the Lord of the Rings, but we can stay away from it. Maybe cowardly, but there is no other way. The one exception is Aragorn, who survived with self-blame, because its ancestor Istor was lured by the Lord of the Rings so that the evil was preserved and catastrophe occurred again. So he was more able to reject the Lord of the Rings.
Of course the biggest exception is Sam. He is simple, unselfish, loyal and brave. He has followed Frodo all the way but has never been ill-intentioned, and temptation is useless to him. In fact, I believe that there are such people. They are so pure, so sincere, like innocent children. Although they walked out of childhood and into adulthood like us, they were fortunately not contaminated with the impurities of life and were kept pure. But there are too few such people, and they are too easy to be changed, because life is so powerful and so dirty. On the one hand, I selfishly hope that they remain pure. On the other hand, I know this is too difficult, and I deeply fear the occurrence of accidents.
In fact, there is no need to be too discouraged, because temptation does not completely sink people. Even though Grum is hidden in the deepest part of his heart, a glorious humanity of conscience is lurking. After encountering Frodo, that conscience slowly awakens and grows. The remaining good Smeago and the evil Gurumu are the two. In the constant quarrel, one must be reborn, and the other must continue to sink. When the conscience of Smeggo resolutely said: "We don't need you. Go away, don't come back. Leave now, and never come back! Smeggo is free!" and danced for it, I was shocked, humanity After all, he won a battle. Just as Boramo used his death to atone for his sins, his uncleanness in his lifetime should also be washed away. However, after all, human nature is too fragile, and Smeggou is ultimately due to misunderstanding or nature. The endless dark night is back.
Human nature is too fragile after all.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring quotes

  • [Frodo awakens to hear Aragorn singing in the dark]

    Frodo: Who is she? This woman you sing of?

    Aragorn: 'Tis the Lay of Lúthien. The Elf-maiden who gave her love to Beren, a mortal.

    Frodo: What happened to her?

    Aragorn: She died.

    [He sighs, turns back to Frodo]

    Aragorn: Get some sleep, Frodo.

  • Gimli: Dwarf doors are invisible when closed.

    Gandalf: Yes, Gimli, their own masters cannot find them, if their secrets are forgotten.

    Legolas: Why doesn't that surprise me?