lies within every man, yes. Including privates. We cannot all
emulate Aragorn, let alone Gandalf, no matter how we try. But we all have
the potential to emulate Frodo and
Sam.
“I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language. (And, of course, the more 'life' a story has the more readily will it be susceptible of allegorical interpretations: while the better a deliberate allegory is made the more nearly will it be acceptable just as a story.)” (From Tolkien Letter # 131.)
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