@MasterDuncan03 The idea that loving the "Lord of the Rings" makes you a "geek" is funny, at best. These are merely "talking points" created by society to control how we view ourselves and life. NOTHING in this world is good or bad, right or wrong...everything is just experiences that help to define us...Neal Peart has such a reverence for the LOTR, as I do, b/c it is a catalyst for each of us (if we wish it to be) to reach beyond the "norm", what others expect of us, to search and discover who we truly are...I am certain that...
@MasterDuncan03 The idea that loving the "Lord of the Rings" makes you a "geek" is funny, at best. These are merely "talking points" created by society to control how we view ourselves and life. NOTHING in this world is good or bad, right or wrong...everything is just experiences that help to define us...Neal Peart has such a reverence for the LOTR, as I do, b/c it is a catalyst for each of us (if we wish it to be) to reach beyond the "norm", what others expect of us, to search and discover who we truly are...I am certain that Tolkien's works also inspired the song, Fly by Night, as well.
When we judge other human beings, we are only ever judging ourselves. Judgment, hatred of others, is a slippery slope that always leads us right back to ourselves...
The fact that Rush was geeky enough to make this song makes them kick so much more ass in this geek's humble opinion.
@MasterDuncan03 The idea that loving the "Lord of the Rings" makes you a "geek" is funny, at best. These are merely "talking points" created by society to control how we view ourselves and life. NOTHING in this world is good or bad, right or wrong...everything is just experiences that help to define us...Neal Peart has such a reverence for the LOTR, as I do, b/c it is a catalyst for each of us (if we wish it to be) to reach beyond the "norm", what others expect of us, to search and discover who we truly are...I am certain that...
@MasterDuncan03 The idea that loving the "Lord of the Rings" makes you a "geek" is funny, at best. These are merely "talking points" created by society to control how we view ourselves and life. NOTHING in this world is good or bad, right or wrong...everything is just experiences that help to define us...Neal Peart has such a reverence for the LOTR, as I do, b/c it is a catalyst for each of us (if we wish it to be) to reach beyond the "norm", what others expect of us, to search and discover who we truly are...I am certain that Tolkien's works also inspired the song, Fly by Night, as well.
When we judge other human beings, we are only ever judging ourselves. Judgment, hatred of others, is a slippery slope that always leads us right back to ourselves...