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30 Days of Tolkien – Day 12

The one small garden of a free gardener was all his need and due, not a garden swollen to a realm; his own hands to use, not the hands of others to command. — The Return of the King

My Take – I have absolutely no ambition to power, and I have a visceral suspicion of those who do.  My power extends somewhat under the shadow of my hat, and if you ask my wife, I only control a small percentage of that.   As much as I resent those who try to run my life, I value the right of others to live their own life so long as it doesn’t interfere with mine.

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  1. 3boxesofbs's avatar

    I don’t ask for more than I need nor do I ask for more than I have worked for.

    When others command me to provide them food, they show themselves to be petty dictators. Whether they are in power or do it though those in power; still petty dictators.

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