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“My berries cluster black and thick

For rich and poor alike to pick.

I’ll tear your dress, and cling, and tease

And scratch your hands and arms and knees.

I’ll stain your fingers and your face,

And then I’ll laugh at your disgrace.

But when the bramble-jelly’s made,

You’ll find your trouble well repaid.”

~The Blackberry Fairy, Cicely Mary Barker

This drawing (Legolas and Gimli Depart by Turner Mohan) made me cry the first time I saw it. Gimli looks so old and so frail, Legolas is having to hold his hand to get him on the ship to Valinor. Legolas is looking much older and much wiser, too.

But the thought of Gimli and Legolas' platonic love being so great that it would lead to the ONLY dwarf ever arriving to Valinor, that's so moving to me. It's a testament to male friendship that you really don't see often in life. Look at how gently Legolas appears to be in guiding Gimli onto the boat. He's letting Gimli hold onto him as necessary; he's there if Gimli needs him. They'd been best friends for centuries but he knows that even in a situation like this, Gimli wouldn't want to have to rely on him ALL the time.

Romanticism-inspired fantasy.

It’s a pleasure and a privilege to learn. Not only is it a privilege to study, but you should be aiming and striving to take science, medicine, law, philosophy, art further than the marker we have reached. It’s a comforting thought to think, from your work generations of humanity down the line will benefit.