Elladan has, as I expected, come across the sea and I met him in the halls of Vala Mandos, in Valinor. He has reached the point that some do of becoming disenchanted with attempting to make himself happy using the instruments of material world. And beyond that he has withdrawn into himself and found perfect solitude and self contentment, and peace ( Read more... )

My life has been mainly concerned with grieving for the suffering of others, and mourning the beauty of things. Beauty is a concept that is intensely sad. The tragedy is that where it seems lacking, it is present and yet unknown - and where it is seen it fades and crumbles until it is no longer ( Read more... )

People often misapply the words depressing and negative.

They usually do this when somebody says something truthful which cuts too close, and which would hurt to consider further.

I am not depressing.

How strange this all seems.