Inspiring Words from Gandalf

Here is one of those moments where you think about why things have fallen upon you. Sometimes you think, "Why is it that things have happened to me and not someone else?" I think this way a lot. Why is it I grew up a certain way while others had better lives. I found this line from Fellowship of the Ring to be very comforting. It's not one of those things that tells you it will get better but more like, you are not the only one but right now you have a job to do:

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. . ."

I don't quite know what to do with such an idea but it's obvious that when things get bad, instead of wishing the situation had not befallen you, it is more wise to do with the experience what you will to succeed and grow from it. Then perhaps things will be better or at least you will have made your mark on the situation or the world. Such amazing wisdom from these tales. You could follow it's instruction and be a good person all your life. I swear I hate myself for receiving more from it than the Bible.