The Two Wise Quotes
From Aryez
Book 7 of the Marfat
7: The Two Wise Quotes
1. When one is low on hope and has
2. little faith, what can inspire them?
3. The two wisest quotes from Tolkienic philosophy
4. on this matter are:
5. “Day shall come, night shall pass” and
6. “Faithless is he who turns aside when the path
7. grows dark.”
8. The first quote implies that just as the sun
9. must always rise eventually, so too must
10. the darkness and evil in the world in
11. any situation pass away [end]. The wicked cannot act
12. so forever for God will enter into their
13. hearts and break down their sins, or else
14. cause them to be defeated by the righteous. The
15. second quote commands us to continue
16. onwards in our goals and in our lives
17. when times get rough. If one truly
18. believes in a cause, then he should never
19. abandon it, as difficult as the evil-doers make
20. it for him. God rewards those who stand by
21. their beliefs, even if they must die for them. The harder
22. the struggle, the greater the reward.
Commentary: Note: Tolkienic philosophy is philosophy derived from the ideas and works of Tolkien. His works “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Silmarillion” are important allegories of this religion. This book basically presents the idea that the concepts of faith and hope, if truly applied, lead to the belief that no matter the crisis, things will get better. The entire point of faith and hope lead to this conclusion. God is a constant of faith and hope. Trust in God has uplifted countless people from despair and ruin and turned their lives around in a positive direction. In a world primarily directed by a force of good, it is impossible for evil to thrive on a permanent basis. Because humans have free will, there is the chance they will turn to a good path. If they do not, the other option is their destruction, which is inevitable in a good world. Because humans should have faith and hope, they should not give up, especially if their cause is just, even if times get hard. People who suffer more for something tend to receive more enjoyment upon the fulfillment of that something.
