Quote of the Day

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

• J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The point that Gandalf is making when he responds to Frodo is that we often don't get to decide what happens to us in life. Much of that stands outside of our control, and fixating on those things cannot help us. This kind of thinking is mirrored in wisdom traditions like Stoicism and Buddhism.