“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
The Lord of the Rings was written between 1937 and 1949, so there are evidently echoes of WW2 feeding into the words. Whether through the books or the films, one can’t help but draw parallels to the wars of the past. However, this quote from Gandalf resonates beyond the context of war. It speaks to the challenges we face today, the state of the world, and the importance of taking action in the face of adversity.
