We were all like Bilbo, living in our own bag-ends, living a regular and comfortable life, not wanting to miss even a single dinner. Until a dozen inexplicable aliens break into your world. Suddenly, you're forced to make a choice: stay in the comfy hole or join an adventure with a battered team. We're not Gandalf, we're not capable of casting a spell to make all the Orcs pass out; we're not Thorin, we're not even the most common warriors You don't even know how to be a thief.
However, I think what is unique about this story is not that Bilbo finally stepped out of his own safety zone, that Bilbo finally won the approval of his peers, and that this is not a cheesy success story. But it was Gandalf who chose Bilbo, the reason why Bilbo embarked on this adventure. Adventure, how dazzling and grand the word sounds, it is estimated that in the eyes of the hobbits, it is similar to the traveling around the world that humans shout about all day long. Experience the value of loyalty, bravery, and friendship along the way, and how exciting all this is compared to the unchanging and mundane life in the cave. It is a pity that it is easy to forget the original meaning after walking on this road, just like Thorin's subordinates, who are used to being out and about and fighting at any time, but they start to look down on Bilbo's ordinary and beautiful days. In fact, aren't all battles in the end all about getting a home and living a stable life?
When Gandalf chose Bilbo, he actually chose kindness and love in the ordinary world. Thorin and his men accepted Bilbo, in fact, to find the original purpose and meaning of the battle, not for killing and conquering, but for love and peace.
And for each of us who haven't come out of the hole yet, all we need is an adventure to keep us from falling in peace. Being safe is not shameful, but neither is taking risks. Not only knowing how to enjoy every happiness in stability, but also being able to take up arms and bravely defend the beauty of every ordinary little thing, love and peace, courage and battle, this has never been a contradictory proposition.
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