Money, fame or happiness, you can only have one... what would you rather have and why?
From what I recall, back in Arvernien money was something that made relations between factions that lived there somewhat easier. There were elves from the Falas, Gondolin, Doriath, Mithrim and a handful of other regions. Most elves however have never been consumed by the need for riches so money was ever seen as a tool.
It was even less important in my foster father, Cáno's care as the mostly valinorian-born elves of his and Russandol's following found even less use for it since it never existed in the Undying Lands.
It came as something of surprise to then when I became leader of the Edain how highly they considered money and in my role as their king I learnt quickly the handling of such but even then, I was not in want of it.
I still however see the views of my childhood and of my youth, money is a tool.
Fame, I have had. I was a king and recognised as the peredhel who chose to be human. Fame however is a fickle thing, I have had times when my people found my decisions not to their liking and public opinion has turned less than kindly towards me.
Since my return to life the quiet, unnoticed life has brought a great deal of calmness that was rare in my first life due to the worries I had about my people's good opinion.
Fame is something unneeded.
Almost all of my first life had some measure of unhappiness, from the loss of my parents to my separation from my twin, to the stresses of kingship or the eventual death of my wife but what happiness I could find made life bearable.
One cannot survive without happiness, depression can destroy the spirit without it.
Word count: 293
It was even less important in my foster father, Cáno's care as the mostly valinorian-born elves of his and Russandol's following found even less use for it since it never existed in the Undying Lands.
It came as something of surprise to then when I became leader of the Edain how highly they considered money and in my role as their king I learnt quickly the handling of such but even then, I was not in want of it.
I still however see the views of my childhood and of my youth, money is a tool.
Fame, I have had. I was a king and recognised as the peredhel who chose to be human. Fame however is a fickle thing, I have had times when my people found my decisions not to their liking and public opinion has turned less than kindly towards me.
Since my return to life the quiet, unnoticed life has brought a great deal of calmness that was rare in my first life due to the worries I had about my people's good opinion.
Fame is something unneeded.
Almost all of my first life had some measure of unhappiness, from the loss of my parents to my separation from my twin, to the stresses of kingship or the eventual death of my wife but what happiness I could find made life bearable.
One cannot survive without happiness, depression can destroy the spirit without it.
Word count: 293