So do all who live to see such times

“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.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot, because life is sometimes annoying and it’s fun to whine and say “why me, why me, why me” while running around, weeping, with The Great British Bakeoff playing in the background. Meanwhile, my problems are still there, the world’s problems are still there, and the sponge is still too dry.