“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 us.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
There is a time for everything. Now may not be the time to accomplish all that you have planned, but it may be the time to rest and to dream again. It may not be the time to be busy, for it may be the time to heal. Wait for the proper time, as it will certainly arrive and would not be too late.
“There is a time for everything.
For everything there is a season,
and a time for every purpose under heaven:
…a time to break down,
and a time to build up;
a time to weep,
and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn,
and a time to dance;
…He has made everything beautiful in its time.”
– Ecclesiastes 3, WEB
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A Time for Joy
What is the Meaning of Your Life Right Now?
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One reply on “A Time For Things to Be Beautiful”
Tolkien is one of my favorite authors and the quote you’ve used here is so wise and wonderful. Thanks, Joyce, as always for your inspired thoughts!
Blessings!