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Originally Posted by Lestat @ yrth
Concerning being cursed by living forever: Tolkien touches on the question in the Silmarillion where he calls death "a gift" to humankind, a gift of which the elves are to a certain extent jealous. And they are living forever on Earth, while those of us who have been good, will go on to a better life after death, or so it is said  . |
The Silmarillion wasn't written by J.R.R. Tolkein. It was written by his son from his notes after his death. I do, however, tend to agree with the rationale.