"'I wish you'd take his Ring. you'd put things to rights...' [Said Sam.]
'I would,' she said. 'That is how it would begin. But it would not stop with that, alas! We will not speak more of it. Let us go!' [Said the Lady Galadriel.]''
Pg#: 357
Commentary: [Reflection]
I find it interesting that all that are wise in the land of Gondor have little interest in taking the ring for themselves. Further musing will lead to a piercing truth; that wisdom is found in acknowledging one's weakness- not in self-reassured strength.
As I continue to lead ConQuest I realize the limits of my capabilities as a leader. I'm not one of those thrown-into-chaos and thrive kinda persons- I'm one of those thrown-into-chaos and panic kinda persons [though this is my perspective, having never been thrown-into-chaos :)]. I know that, as of yet, I'm not a great improvisor, so I have to carefully plan out each meeting. In a similar way, the Lady Galadriel knows her limits as a wielder of power- the above conversation proves her wise enough to know that she would succumb to the temptation to utilize the ring in a pernicious way.
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