John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a professor at Oxford first and a scholar second. The writing was his hobby. His scholarly work, A Middle English Vocabulary was more important than the “stuff” we know him for. We might not have had the pleasure but for the encouragement of his friend, C.S. Lewis. Only from him did I ever get the idea that my ‘stuff’ could be more than a private hobby. Take a second. Imagine The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion as someone’s hobby. Where are we with our leisurely passions? Have you found one yet? In our...
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