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True Love Is Passion, Rooted In Friendship, Jason B. Whiting
True Love Is Passion, Rooted In Friendship, Jason B. Whiting
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Imagine you see a beautiful bouquet of roses. They are striking, taking your breath away. You draw closer, and with each fine detail of color, fragrance, and texture you become more enchanted. Not caring about the price, they become yours. Your happiness is real, but after bringing them home, you get distracted by a pile of work, dirty dishes, and Instagram alerts calling your name. Instead of trimming, watering and placing the bouquet in a vase, you leave them on the counter. By the time you remember them they are wilted, limp, and unattractive. How did your powerful infatuation sag …
The Lord Of The Wedding Ring: J.R.R. Tolkien’S True Love, Jason B. Whiting
The Lord Of The Wedding Ring: J.R.R. Tolkien’S True Love, Jason B. Whiting
Faculty Publications
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is known worldwide for his fantastic characters and creations. His hobbits, dwarves, elves and warriors have changed the face of literature and culture. As a boy, he had unusual interests. He loved reading mythology, playing chess, drawing fierce dragons, and by age 9, young Ronald (as he was usually called) had invented several languages. Well-known is Tolkien’s prodigious geek cred, but less known is that he was a hopeless romantic.