Lord of the Rings Quote of the Day for Real Life Application: "After some time he felt for his pipe. It was not broken, and that was something. Then he felt for his pouch, and there was some tobacco in it, and that was something more. Then he felt for matches and he could not find any at all, and that shattered his hopes completely." This reminds me of taking two steps forward and one step back. When you think about it, you are progressing though it may be slowly. There is always going to be something ready to shatter our hopes and dreams. The question we must ask is whether or not we are going to move on, or give up. For poor Bilbo, this was still near the beginning of his journey. He was still longing for the comforts of home. The simple things that brought him peace and happiness. #LordOfTheRings