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Toxic Male's avatar

As I was reading, I was thinking about Sun and Steel by Mishima, along with Father Ripperger.

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Anthony F Cieszkiewicz's avatar

To what does Theoden then aspire?

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Chivalry Guild's avatar

To fight Sauron, save his kingdom, come to his friends' aid

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Anthony F Cieszkiewicz's avatar

To do so he aspires to the balance of virtues to do so graciously. (Pardon me as I refine my “word smithing”.)

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Jeff's avatar

This is very good advice

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Chivalry Guild's avatar

JRRT knew his stuff!

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4thTroglodyte's avatar

All this time I've been making my bed in the morning, I could have been grasping a sword?

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Prospero's avatar

This is marvelous. Do you or Tolkien have any suggestions on how to approach a possessed female?

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PolycarpGyarados's avatar

"In his illness, the patient has likely become estranged from loved ones. The Enemy desires this; he wants you to be far away from those who want the best for you. Cutting off their influence, he can have you all to himself."

I think unfortunately the common problem of my generation and younger is your own extended and immediately family are the perpetrators. Which sucks.

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Nathan Smith's avatar

That reminds me of Mark 1:21-26, and other exorcisms of Jesus:

"21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, 24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

25 “Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!” 26 The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek"

Also the cure of Eustace in *The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.*

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