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And it is worth fighting for

- "It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really matter, full of darkness & danger they were. Sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was, when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer. Those are the stories that stayed with you. They meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I now know, folks in those stories had lots of chances to turn back, but they didn't. They kept going because they were holding onto something."

- "What are we holding onto, Sam?"

- "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for."

-- The Lord of the Rings
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  1. Pinku3:48 AM, June 30, 2008

    completely agree!!!
    whatever good is left is indeed worth fighting for...and more importantly we need to find a reactor that can create more such happy, good things endlessly.

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  2. Mampi6:46 AM, June 30, 2008

    MP breathes sigh of relief after the this one. (cf.Evil post)

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  3. Ramya Ramadurai8:42 AM, June 30, 2008

    tell frodo that india was excluded from the middle earth. :D

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  4. Vinay Garg10:37 AM, June 30, 2008

    True very true.

    This fight gives real meaning to life.

    Boy You digged out gold .. this time :)

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  5. Sudipta Chatterjee7:30 PM, July 01, 2008

    Pinku, yep, sometimes you just need a reason to keep fighting.

    Manpreet, oh come on! The posts aren't necessarily related to me in person.

    Galadriel, oh I know a certain elvish someone who can do that better. :)

    Vinay, thank you :)

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  6. Anonymous8:15 PM, July 01, 2008

    Or in more Indian terms (or bollywood terms, which nowadays is synonymous)...

    Till the world says Happily Live Ever After, Picture abhi baaki hai! :)

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  7. Anonymous9:27 PM, July 01, 2008

    The question I would ask right now my friend is, you posted this...but do you believe in this?

    Sky

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  8. Sudipta Chatterjee6:50 AM, July 02, 2008

    Sarvamekam, yes sir, hum honge kamyaab :)

    Sky, I'm trying to (rather want to) believe in this -- that is why I posted it.

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  9. Anonymous3:20 AM, July 05, 2008

    Wow! This book is gathering dust in my bookshelf. I think its time... :-)

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  10. Sudipta Chatterjee9:48 AM, July 05, 2008

    Alka, oh no no no --- this is a classic! You must read it. :)

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