I Tramp on a Perpetual Journey

The problem with Boromir was that he was too empathetic and too kind. He wasn’t an isolationist like the hobbits. He wasn’t the person who was able to push forward for the good of the quest like the others. His only concern was for the safety of other people, and that is why he fell weak to the ring so fast. His heart was too gentle and his mind was trapped in a perpetual state of worry for his people. He was the one on the journey to constantly embrace and protect those who were hurt and sad. He wasn’t able to put the quest first above somebody in distress. He played with Merry and Pippin and brought a sense of warmth and love to the fellowship that died the day he did. He was able to express love and sympathy in a way that the rest of the group was not, because they knew that they HAD to shut it out if they wanted to get the ring to Mordor. Boromir is freaking amazing and does not get enough credit for being the heart of the Fellowship.

The tragedy of a cynical mind coupled with a soft heart

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the-seed-of-europe:

A British soldier “shakes hands” with a kitten on a snowy bank, Neulette, 1917.

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theemergencyflashlight:

I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. I see how peoples are set against one another, and in silence, unknowingly, foolishly, obediently, innocently slay one another. ~Erich Maria Remarque

This is the first Veterans’ Day without a living veteran from World War 1. Their sacrifices for a senseless cause will not be forgotten.    

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nami64:

01/? historical otps ✧ queen victoria & prince albert

Queen Victoria → Emily Blunt
Prince Albert → Rupert Friend

Although their match may have been put together by others, Albert and Victoria fell in love at first sight. The couple became quite devoted to each other and the queen listening to her husband’s advice before that of most of her official advisors.
But Albert’s health had always been fragile and by Friday, December 13 1861 was diagnosed with typhoid fever.
In the King’s Room the Queen longed for some sign of recognition from her husband despite his deliriums. She leant forward and in German, Albert’s native language that she had grown up speaking, whispered in his ear: ‘Es ist kleines Frauchen’ – It is your little wife – and asked for ‘ein Kuss’ – a kiss – but he could barely raise his head. She retired to the anteroom, where she sank to the floor, her face buried in her hands and said: ‘Why must I suffer this? It is like tearing the flesh from my bones.’
Back and distraught, Victoria kissed Albert and clung to him. His breathing became gentle. ‘Oh, this is death,’ she said and added, ‘I know it. I have seen this before,’ as she knelt by his side. It took some persuasion to get her to leave the room. He was just 42.
Victoria did not appear in public for three years. However, under the influence of the Prime Minister, she resumed public life. But Victoria never stopped mourning her beloved prince, wearing black until her death in 1901.

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