“There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow... But the courage that had been awakened in him was now too strong; he could not leave his friends so easily. He wavered, groping in his pocket, and then fought with himself again; and as he did so the arm crept nearer. Suddenly resolve hardened in him, and he seized a short sword that laid beside him, and kneeling he stooped low over the bodies of his companions. With what strength he had he hewed at the crawling arm near the wrist, and the hand broke off; but at the same moment the sword splintered up to the hilt. There was a shriek and the light vanished.”
Pg#: 137-138
Comments and Questions:
I’d like to think that I would be willing to die for someone; however, one can never be sure until the time comes. After being seen off by Tom Bombadil it is not too long before the four run into trouble. A darkness has swept over the group and Frodo finds himself lying stiff, but awake, on a stone slab while his friends on either side of him are unconscious and in similar sorts. Frodo faces a decision that could have dire consequences; put on the ring and save himself or take up the sword and risk his life to save his friends. The courage that Frodo shows in this selection is not ordinary. Rather than yielding to the selfish temptation to keep himself (and only himself) alive, instead he does what must be done to rescue his friends. Frodo’s courage is certainly gospel courage.
"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends" (John 15:13)
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