What is so important to you that without it, life would not be worth living? Why?
Aragorn is stretched out on the beach. The sand is a little damp under his back, but it's soft and he's been there for a while so his body has moulded it to its shape. He does that now and then, when he feels the need to be in touch with the earth again the way he used to when living outdoors. He lies down on the ground and watches the sky, and thinks...
So many things have changed in his life, still there are others that are exactly the same.. because they're important, because they're not only a part of him, but because they're what defines him as a person, what makes him the man he is.
Truth above all, truth to himself.
Why? Because what value can you place on just about anything if you start out by telling lies to yourself, by mocking your life itself?
Still, being true to yourself means a whole lot more than those who don't live by the same rule might believe.
It can mean being ready to draw your sword on someone who is dear to you if you see the darkness lurking in his eyes.
It can mean telling a loved one that her destiny should not be with you, a mortal who would bring her death.
It can mean accepting a new world, a different world and a different life, because in there you found something you hadn't been looking for but had been missing during your whole life.
So many things have changed in his life, still there are others that are exactly the same.. because they're important, because they're not only a part of him, but because they're what defines him as a person, what makes him the man he is.
Truth above all, truth to himself.
Why? Because what value can you place on just about anything if you start out by telling lies to yourself, by mocking your life itself?
Still, being true to yourself means a whole lot more than those who don't live by the same rule might believe.
It can mean being ready to draw your sword on someone who is dear to you if you see the darkness lurking in his eyes.
It can mean telling a loved one that her destiny should not be with you, a mortal who would bring her death.
It can mean accepting a new world, a different world and a different life, because in there you found something you hadn't been looking for but had been missing during your whole life.