Intuitive fred888: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

Friday, July 31, 2026

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

I was looking at the Good News Network online and this was their saying of the day which I thought was appropriate. I used to quote a lot from here because they have some pretty good stuff and maybe I should again.

Also, in my own life one of the best things I did was to go to college. I remember at one point walking into a Community College and finding out about J.R.R. Tolkien for the first time in the college bookstore.

At that time there were no Tolkien cartoons or movies at all but his books were something that many college students gravitated too automatically.

For me, My favorite character was Tom Bombadil.

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Tom Bombadil

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tom_Bombadil

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The Importance of Tom Bombadil. Why the scene where little ...

Tom Bombadil is special in The Lord of the Rings because he is completely immune to the One Ring, he is the oldest living being in Middle-earth, and he represents an intentional literary mystery who cares nothing for power or politics. Dressed in a blue coat and yellow boots, he sings to command nature and exists outside the grand struggle of good versus evil.

Unique Powers and Nature

Ring Immunity: When he wears the One Ring, he does not vanish, and he can make the Ring itself disappear and reappear with a flick.

Ancient Origins: He claims he was there "before the river and the trees," meaning he witnessed the very dawn of Middle-earth.

Master of His Domain:

His songs control dangerous local entities like Old Man Willow and the Barrow-wights.

Thematic Purpose in the Story

Total Detachment: He has no ambition or desire to rule, which is why the Ring has zero hold over him.

Limits of Neutrality: Gandalf notes that giving the Ring to Tom wouldn't work because Tom would simply forget about it or lose it, proving that passive innocence cannot solve the world's crises.

Pure Enigma: J.R.R. Tolkien deliberately left his true identity unexplained to show that not every corner of a fantasy world needs a neat definition.

Thematic Importance: Tolkien included Tom Bombadil primarily for thematic reasons, as a 'comment' on the story, representing a spi...