#hope and courage

[ramoth13]

A Message of Hope: Aurë entuluva

For absolutely no particular reason, I felt compelled today,- November 6th of 2024, to write about hope.

There are days when Hope feels foolish; when you have just watched in horror as things that once seemed sturdy and unbreakable, crumble and burn. Whether it is an elvish city or a chosen path, when that happens, Hope feels naive. It feels like that's what lead you here to begin with. It feels like, if you had been more realistic and pessimistic, you wouldn't be so hurt.

For all of the things that Tolkien wrote about, his message of hope was perhaps the most resilient, poignant, and enduring. Few can forget Sam's hopeful message to Frodo:

Yet, today, for many people it may not feel that this is true. I know I often struggle with hope, but today does feel exceptionally difficult (for no particular reason, of course).

Tolkien's most hopeful message, for me, comes from his bleakest story. Húrin's story is one of defeat. Courage sprang alive when high King Fingon and the elves and men fought together against the blackness of Morgoth's reign. The Nirnaeth Arnoediad, or Unnumbered Tears, was a day when victory was close and Turgon, brother of the king, arrived with a mighty host,

"Then When Fingon heard afar the great trumpet of Turgon, the shadow passed and his heart was uplifted, and he shouted aloud: 'Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatarni, utúlie'n aurë! The day has come! Behold, people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men, the day has come!' And all those who heard his great voice echo in the hills answered crying: 'Auta i lómë! The night is passing!' "

They believed that their courage and steadfastness had saved them, that daybreak was soon at hand. Tolkien understood, perhaps better than most, that there was a difference between courage and hope. For courage is what spurs action, brings change, and inspires duty. Courage is what makes the difference when the time has come, just as they continued to fight on against orcish hordes. It was courage that led them into the heart of Angband where the Dark Lord himself sat shaking on his throne. Courage carried them past the gates, but betrayal can cut through courage like a hot-knife through butter. The hill men betrayed the men and elves and the dawning light turned into a simmering dusk.

Darkness had returned.

So, where was the hope?

With the elves slain or fleeing, Húrin, leader of his people fought valiantly to let his people and what was left of his elvish allies escape. Courage did survive the betrayal of the wild men, but only just. And with each swing of his axe he cried out, "Aurë entuluva!" And with each felled enemy, he cried out again, "Aurë entuluva!" Even as his enemies surrounded him, overtook him, and even when taken by the enemy into the dark halls, he cried out for any allies that might hear him, "Aurë entuluva!" It was a promise of hope.

~ "Day will come again!"

Hope is not what makes us act, it is not what leads us to change: hope is what sustains us, what keeps us going when courage has faded and the dark night envelopes us. Húrin held fast to hope when courage and Valor had failed, when the efforts of good people fell short. I do not know what the future holds, bleak as it may seem, but I keep those words near me with every passing hour and in those moments where I feel as though I have been dragged into a dark lord's dungeon, I say those words:

Aurë entuluva!

Day will come again!

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Courage will be needed when the day arrives, but until then, I will cling to hope.

I wish everyone peace and hope. It is the dearest thing I can wish. And remember, Aurë entuluva!

Namárië,

~ Ramoth13

[vices-n-virtues]

Oh wow, i just found myself a new feminine model in life 🌹

You're magnificent, thank you for (unintentionally) giving me hope and courage 🕊

That´s really sweet of you, thank you! You know, we have an infinite source of hope and courage inside us, it´s there, inside you. But an outside hand is always helpful, and I´m really glad I inspired you somehow ❤️

[lifeseenbyme]

I want to find hope within myself

Lean into my innate worth and find purpose

I will seek to identify the moments of trust

Letting them redefine how I see the world and myself

I want to have the courage to show up

Even when doing so is uncomfortable

Embracing authentic communication

Leading to authentic connection

Standing firm in my integrity

Even if I’m standing alone

I will walk forward

Knowing I will fall

Knowing I will rise

[defstanis]

my entries for @poxxxum 's erisoltober! these are late but i still wanted to take part in the event. short descriptions under the cut

Week 1: based on that iconic tAtU pic Week 2: ghost eridan and paranormal investigator sollux (he gets dragged by aradia) Week 3: something like an Akira AU Week 4: had no idea for monster movie so i put them in a saw trap Week 5: halloween party!!! (i got lazy)

[lesmotsquinousmanqueny]

Shoutouts to Slovakians, they were 100k this Friday rallying against their pro-russian PM.

Shoutouts to Serbian students, they have been leading the largest student movement in decades, protesting to denounce and to end systematic corruption.

Shoutouts to Georgian citizens, they have been protesting for more than 70 days now against their government's pro-russian turn, facing criminal policemen.

And finally shoutouts to German citizens rallying nationwide in protest of Merz's political hand to the AfD.

[luckyjorabbit]

Coming soon, May 2025…. ✨🤖🌹🤖✨

[chelledoggo]

🎶 somebody find the door 🎶

🎶 who's gonna find the door? 🎶

🎶 Pomni the Cowardly Clown 🎶

🎶 Pomni the Cowardly Clown 🎶

[vielesundnichts]

there shall be no day without strays of sunlight shining through the seemingly never ending void of clouds

[cagg1969]

[technically-human]

Hi i'm absolutely in love with the reverse au!!

I want to know, in this verse does edwin still confesses to charles? if so how is it different? i feel if he did he would end it by apologizing, you know, religious guilt and all

There’s a train that goes through Hell.

Its journey starts in Wrath, and it departs already full of souls. It took Charles far too many years to realize that there were separate, more spacious wagons that demons could board. Not that he could understand why anyone, hellborn or not, would want to get into the damned thing. He certainly hadn’t.

Actually, Charles couldn’t recall ever boarding the train. As far as he could tell, he just appeared there one day, and had spent the next tortuous decades trying to get out. It was part of the torture. Getting out was entirely possible. More than that, it was necessary.

The train had no regular schedule that he could discern (not at first, though he had always been good at finding patterns, and was eventually able to crack it) but it would make quite a few stops before finally returning to the Wrath ring. Souls inside the train were already angry and far too close to each other (close, so close not even air could squeeze in) but when they got really violent was when the train made a stop.

Getting out didn’t mean you were free, no matter where you managed it, be it Sloth or Gluttony, Pride or Lust. No, as soon as the train finished its journey, you would appear back inside, in Wrath where you belonged, suffocating once again, getting ready to claw your way out for the millionth time.

Because if you didn’t get out, The Conductor would get you.

If he thought about it calmly, Charles could probably say that he got out of the train more times than not. Still, being caught by The Conductor once was bad enough, as there was no coal in Hell, and something had to serve as combustible. Souls could not burn to death, and the whole journey always felt longer than eternity when he was caught. Once it was over, he would be inside again, and fight with more desperation than before, not caring who stayed inside so long as it wasn’t him.

He couldn’t understand why anyone, hellborn or not, would want to get into the damned thing. He certainly hadn’t. But as the souls pushed and bit and clawed and punched their way out, Edwin boarded the train. And that wasn’t even the most groundbreaking revelation Charles had that day.

ko-fi

[littlemissihaveaquestion]

One day, you’ll find the spark again, and you’ll be glad you persevered

[d1tz]

I love Dandadan. I love Harley. I also love @ajoure 's Harleith and their shenanigans. Why don't I just mash them together?

Reference under cut!

[digimon-digiworld]

🧡 💙 ❤️ 💜 💚 🩶 💛 🩷

[melouthechalk]

BEST TEAM EVER!!!!!

@cherrifire @tibbycaps @rusty-courage @vexdraticc !!

im a little late oops teeheeeeee

version without background bc i might just throw them into a microwave and watch them spin /silly aff

also i turned like... 13 more artimators into this little silly creatures.... its so fun to draw actually....

[life-spire]

[eldiapason]

i'm a bit sad that so much furry art will never get the recognition they deserve like damn a lot of them belong in the museum or imprinted in the collective mind like the mona lisa

literally so many brilliant pieces in terms of technique AND cultural significance !!!

i know the point of furry art is not necessarily the skill and effort and more self expression but fuck even the most low effort doodle deserves so much more !!! '