All You Have To Decide

Is what to do with the time that is given to you.
Hello, I am ImmaGandalf, nice to meet you !

[@helpmeImbeing]

Depressingly, when I first watched this scene I looked like frodo, now I look like Gandalf!

[@sevendaysunrise]

FPVtrainee hey it’s not depressing at all!! i bet you’re also just as wise as gandalf (:

[@cristinavera7000]

Jaajajajja

[@_Cato_]

Bruh the movies aren’t even 20 years old how’d you manage to age half a century

[@albertogarcia305]

Did you age 40 years over the last 20?

[@aussiegod4269]

With age comes wisdom.

[@billedmunds80]

This means more to me now than ever before.

[@DrewZepp]

Courage merry. Courage for our friends.

[@Stratosphere07]

It truly does

[@ArcaneAssassin777]

This is what I needed to see after the fear of being prosecuted and my life ending before I'm a legal adult because I spoke out against Trump got more likely

[@jpegweber]

Finding community here is beautiful. You are not alone.

[@Candlelight787]

Please elaborate?

[@flightlesslord2688]

THIS WAS WRITTEN BUY A GUY WHO FOUGHT IN THE BLOODIEST BATTLE OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR. Bloody amazing.

[@BRouge]

Maybe that the fact that after that he still got a loving familly gave him such hope that their was more than evil

[@dalepowell7317]

​@BRouge the little nobody private who refused to leave him sick, dying, and exposed to chemical warfare at the risk of his own life is what inspired his hope. It was the only real-life person he ever based a character on. Samwisw Gamgee

[@tiltedinho]

i'm battling depression and i keep repeting this scene, everything about it makes me cry, especially this soundtrack

[@itsszelda]

I'm right there with you

[@slyguy8931]

Keep fighting

[@dalepowell7317]

You were meant to fight this battle. And that is an encouraging thought

[@D9Beats]

Hope you’re feeling better!

[@DreamsofYAH]

Jesus Love you man you can always decide if you want to choose him or not as well

[@kornfreak78]

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us..." Truer words were never spoken, Gandalf... Thank you for the inspiration!

[@Dansilveira]

You misspelled Tolkien

[@thebenjiguy]

@@Dansilveira True, Tolkien was the author, but who is to say what lay inside our minds, our souls. Perhaps there lie gandalfs in us all, whispering to us in the dark.

[@TimeturnerJ]

Words I am holding on to more than ever now. Let us do what we can with the time given to us.

[@adamswiderski4897]

I've watched this clip about 15 times today. Tolkien's words ring as true now, in our current crisis, as when they were written. Courage, friends.

[@christianalanwilson434]

Tolkien was many things, he was a poet, a visonary, a writer, a soldier, a veteran. And because of all these things, his writings both sting and soothe the soul.

[@PsoriasisdiaryPD]

Courage.

[@SparksGavilan]

Courage, Merry. Courage for our friends.

[@EggOnLegs]

Thanks man :)

[@jlotus100]

Thanks, buddy

[@lachlangirdlestone3406]

Beautiful quote that helps us get through our dark, sad and depressing times.

[@theUselessProfessor]

Jan 31, 2025 - USA - checking in. Ty, Gandalf . Ty, Tolkien

[@leocmen]

This is perhaps the Apex of LotR Gandalf's words are pure wisdom for all of us, in a sort of timelessness.

[@wanderhillen2435]

"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” So much to love in Gandalf's words.

[@RavenclawFtW3295]

This is THE Lord of the Rings moment. The whole series may have been generic fantasy without clips like this.

[@darkkaizoku8008]

People always speaks about gandalf's acting here, but elijah's display of sadness here is actually the best I've ever seen in cinema

[@joeyc666]

It's amazing!

[@troo_6656]

Honestly Gandalf is one of the best characters. In bad times his words give me hope for better tomorow.

[@kathierouse6046]

It seems to me that Sean Connery was offered the role of Gandalf, and he turned it down. But the producer and director had chosen the most suitable actor to play the wizard, in my opinion. And for many of LOTR fans, this Gandalf was just right. He endeared himself to us. I will always be grateful for the actor who brought Gandalf to life. He was just right! 😊💕💕💕👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@spugesdu]

Just the most beautiful, hopeful and eloquent writing. What an extraordinary quote.

[@HenryConway007]

That’s the power of Tolkien.

[@oldschooljack3479]

I went and saw this movie at the theater when it came out. At the time I was going through a horrible divorce and child custody case. And my grandfather had passed away from cancer a few months before... I'm 6'1" and I dropped down to less than 140 lbs and my 28W jeans barely stayed on. It was a dark time. But this scene inspired me to persevere and gut it out. Things get better. Don't give up.

[@dw5977]

I’m currently the reading The Fellowship for the first time and realised this line is in the book but is used much earlier on when Frodo and Gandalf are in the Shire and find out it is the One Ring. I’m kind of glad they moved it towards the end of the film instead.

[@ivansorola1997]

Every now and then as the years that are given to me go by , i find myself returning to this scene ...

[@RaisedxFist]

Amen agreed !

[@hopatrol9475]

Cayate guey!!!

[@cvzanikos1]

And imagine, watching this in theaters 2 months after 9/11

[@qwertyuiopm333]

Holy crap this is insane

[@aurumthebrave3427]

My goodness.

[@volrosku.6075]

or to live in the times Tolkien both saw personally or what was occurring while he wrote the books... JRR Tolkien is on record for hating allegory largely because of his colleague and friend CW lewis. allegories like Jesus Lion etc lack depth and introspection. but as all people try to do Tolkien tried to put into words what he was experiencing. many of the greatest speeches from the books come from these experiences or from values instilled into the author not black and white and simple but deep and passing simple shallow understanding of the modern era. dwell on the words of this old professor of theology and languages veteran of the first world war a man who saw his son go off into the war (didn't see actual combat but that's Christopher's like) in 1943. he lived to see such times and had to abide them.

[@lastswordfighter]

It’s helping me get through this COVID 19 outbreak in the US. I’ve seen panic, shelves emptying, and so many military call ups. My employment is frozen now and I’ve got no money coming in and nothing but time.

[@volrosku.6075]

@@lastswordfighter indeed... these are difficult times. hope you get through this and know that this cloud will eventually pass

[@TheRealDavidLory]

I use this line in therapy with clients. It’s true.

[@quinneaton4466]

Been watching this clip a lot after learning my wife of 11 years was cheating on me and my entire world has been upended. I wish none of this had happened. But it did. Nothing can change it. My sole decision now is how to deal with it and live my life now. And I will. I won't let this destroy me. I will find reason in it.

[@kassi420]

It's not as good as the flashback during the breaking of the fellowship. Those words and that score during the end... It makes me tear up every time.

[@vadamsvengeance3219]

When Frodo rescues Sam from drowning it breaks me every time

[@P-diddykong]

No, but this scene enhances the scene at the end of the film

[@RaisedxFist]

KZbin Link please cause I am not quite sure whaat Youu mean by "flashback of the breaking of the fellowship at the end."

[@makekotor3722]

@@RaisedxFist Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3bWgWdod9WAnNk&feature=emb_title

[@RaisedxFist]

@@makekotor3722 Riiighhtt On g, Thaank Youu !

[@pennywisetheclown773]

You know, watching this scene makes me think. Frodo clearly is just listening to gandalf not understanding what he means, but after amon hen that flashback is so impactful.

[@christophervanasse9911]

"There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil. " What an incredible, overlooked fact in the history of humanity, and yet it's what has been the truth continually saving humanity forever. This scene along with "You bow to no one." never fail to make me cry.

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

"Why does a ship float and a stone cannot?" A billion dollars, folks.

[@nl2637]

So do all who live to see such times, but that's not for them to decide....all we have to decide is what to do w/ the time that is given to us. 😊 Amazing author!

[@Ephisus]

Timeless wisdom.

[@woodbrassandglass]

Such comforting and true words. When going through the darkest times in life.

[@calebhorton4701]

I think we all needed this right now.

[@writteninstars3689]

I absolutely loved this scene. One of my fav quote for crisis and one that i searched during this covid 19 pandemic

[@BobNinjaCat]

"Bilbo was meant to find the ring. In which case, you were meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought." This right here. Frodo laments his role in all this, and Gandalf reminds him that fate has played its part to ensure the right people possess the ring and pass it along. The fact that Frodo is meant to carry it to Mount Doom means that fate saw in him the will to see this task through. It means that what forces guide the people of Middle Earth, they put all their faith into a single Hobbit, the most unassuming and non-special of folk.

[@aleccope1320]

We are certainly in those times

[@Nagoalc]

Aye, that we are.

[@thedoctorreileymtd4022]

I wish I had a Gandalf give me wisdom like this whenever I needed it

[@kneegoblin4352]

Me too, but since there is nobody in my life like that, I hope to become a sort of Gandalf myself. I want to give others that which I felt I have severely lacked growing up. Maybe we should both try to act like Gandalf ourselves, instead of waiting for someone else to do it. 🧙‍♂️

[@mrv2174]

Often enough when i need encouragement about tough times. I come listen to gandalf Awhile. Then I'm right as rain again.

[@TheMorrbyd777]

This quote is one I'll always remember. It is the epitome of my dad, who was there for me when I lost everything and struggled with addiction.

[@luthlexor123]

So good that he was able to help you. I hope you're doing well.

[@brancolt_]

wish not for a different obstacle, but for the strength to endure the one in your path

[@davidwelch443]

It is indeed an encouraging thought.

[@kenshamrock3337]

There should have been no Add at start, But This Horrid platform no Doubt put it up without the uploaders Knowing. Thank you For taking the time to edit this and share it with us. This is a very relevant quote in these times. Thanks you.

[@michaelhuston4439]

I was in a rehab facility for 30 days and was asked to "chair" an in house AA meeting. Couldn't think of shit, hadn't studied the big book or 12x12. I talked to a friend of mine there, and he suggested this. 4 months sober and this still resonates hard with me.

[@MichaelJohnson-bi6jp]

Every time I wonder what my favorite movie is, I watch these clips

[@danielpierce4430]

Now more than ever.

[@kylanriley9813]

This scene is very relevant these days. In the year of our Lord, and our Virus COVID-19

[@Spotlightgopz]

Kylan Riley I hope you are hanging in there. I hope you are safe and your family and friends are too.

[@jamesjavellana5]

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us".

[@kylanriley9813]

@@Spotlightgopz thanks. And to you too. Stay safe out there

[@t_k_blitz4837]

Dude, if only you knew...

[@TheJarman9]

Beautiful line

[@Flo-qw4jr]

Anyone here from the US Elections?

[@RiverOtter223]

Yes

[@beansummoner5254]

Yes

[@nes_nick]

Yes

[@collapsingnewpunkie]

Yes

[@DrewZepp]

Yep

[@citizenx7585]

When I feel sad about my hardships in life, I used to watch this.

[@clintonalver2715]

Such beautiful simplicity, if you've ever wondered how people can keep their calm in stressful situations, this is all there is to it

[@krista-fira.gaming88]

This is so true right now.

[@christianalanwilson434]

Its always true. Just sometimes you need a crisis to realize it.

[@nemanjadragisic578]

Ah ..

[@felipebraga1625]

I need Gandalf in my life, more now than ever 😢

[@KnightsInSatansService]

There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil…

[@jonathassilva5484]

This quote is completely true! Especially now that we're living such times.

[@bartoszmarzec1922]

Gandalf channelling Alatar or Pallando: "Betimes, our paths are laid before us by powers greater than our own. In those moments, it’s our task to make our feet go where our hearts wish not to tread. No matter the perils awaiting us on the way."

[@bizantino]

My favorite movies ever! Awessome Tolkien World!

[@JacobSmith-rh2sr]

And this is why I adore this movie

[@Mothy2003]

This is the string holding me to this plane.

[@joeyc666]

Sending hugs!

[@PhelesDragon]

Don’t give in. Be the Gandalf you need, the one others need.

[@lukaslambs5780]

Such a phenomenal character, what a story, what a scene!!!!

[@nixc71]

A series that will never repeat itself

[@mikhogrmn8051]

"So do all who lived to see such times" For some reasons, I thought of Hurin Thalion and his doomed family. Feanor and the kinslaying, khazzad Dum,the battle of dagorlad, the tragedy in the gladden fields, and the drowning of numenor. All those people who witnessed such atrocities during their time.

[@coastdaze748]

Oh spot on, Adam Swiderski. And it's still the same today, 2/19/21. This is one of my fav scenes in my all-time fav movie series. I'm here today to send it to some pals and post on social media.

[@gr81_gr81]

Always cheers me up, that’s all a person can ask

[@channeldeleted2946]

Recently I am back in University, after taking 2 years off. I went thru drug addiction over some 💊 I unfortunately tried In college, in that same time. I have been clean for 6 months for good, and am doing well and excelling in all my classes, but I still wished that what happened never did for a long time. All of the friends, girls, relationships I destroyed, and times I missed out on, but I watched this movie the other day and the scene gave me hope. In my case that 1 time I tried that was just like the ring coming to Frodo, and it is encouraging to think that experience has shaped me and will continue to over time. I am stronger because of it, this scene made me reconcile and feel a lot better about that. “With the time that is given to us” #grateful

[@dwightschrute2822]

Best quote from the trilogy imo

[@asharp2222]

Gandalf was J.R.R. Tolkien.

[@dalepowell7317]

The man who had the heart but not the strength to do what he set out to do. But he did it because of his fellowships

[@angel.of.musiccccc]

I love how in lotr there’s some inspirational quotes and then there’s a ton of out of context quotes

[@MurdochJerry]

For anybody wondering, this conversation was in Chapter II, and depending on what edition you have, it is page 51: ‘I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. ..'

[@einflinkeswiesel2695]

Words to live by... especially in these days...

[@hate.doublespeak991]

All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that's been given us

[@227060]

This hits so hard in 2020

[@Gof911]

I miss 2020..

[@227060]

@@Gof911 So do I *sobs*

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

Try 2022😢

[@Asteral_Feileacan]

​@@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676 try 2023 😭

[@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy7676]

2024

[@EQOAnostalgia]

This is how i feel, at the end of all things. Maranatha.

[@martythetickler]

One thing that makes this trilogy so goddamn good is the music. Howard Shore is one of the top five greatest composers in Hollywood and that is proven in this scene alone.

[@langanderson8311]

this is Tolkien's answer to a poem called "whom the bell tolls"

[@Shadyganleymawn]

And, it is indeed an encouraging thought.

[@siller8653]

So true, i try to not forget these words!

[@dars5229]

My mother lost her sister and her brother in the space of a year. She was having trouble dealing with how a certain total scumbag she knew was still alive while they were gone. I could only tell her what I learned from this book, this movie, and this scene.

[@RaisedxFist]

This is some deep fucking, heart-stabbing truthful shit right here ! Boy oh boy did this scene hit Me hard like a Tsunami, it always does for some reason. I'm not sure why though but it hits home pretty fucking hard. Soo glad someone put in in this movie.

[@alexfarrell9746]

Okay fine I’ll rewatch it again

[@norrington-hell3707]

This scene hits different in 2020.

[@helmwall133]

The destruction of Warhammer fantasy

[@paladinshark2448]

Helmwall it's a good thing the end times didn't happen. Karl Franz remains unbroken. The Empire will always endure. In our hearts, in our minds, and in our own works.

[@universpro7741]

It's so sad that the fellowship of the ring was dissolved so quickly and didn't have more members

[@stranger5011]

The fact that some mfs call this movie boring is bafling to me.

[@hermanadendorff7932]

Pov: you scanned the qr code in the bathrooms by storms river in tsistikama

[@liamkieran861]

Never a truer word spoken

[@Shafi_23]

My cousin wrote this to me in my happy graduation card during the coronavirus outbreak.

[@user-km4gl3ru5t]

Dear Frodo, you are the chosen one! I don't want to be the chosen one, Gandalf! Im giving this to You! No!!! Don't tempt me! But Gandalf! Understand I would use this for better intentions, through me it would make me terrible! But you're a Wizard!! That's why I cannot have it! Take it to Mordor, Frodo! Destroy it!

[@Levc81]

Great advice 👍🏻

[@PNWild]

i love these movies, that is all

[@arunnair9841]

And some say J.R.R. Tolkein didn't know how to write 🙄. If anything, LOTR trilogy books are filled with quotable lines and dialogues.

[@willcook8309]

Boi I really needed this shit right about now....

[@shawner1989]

this scene makes me wanna just quit my job n set myself free

[@Brosky1998]

I want to cry, but I won’t

[@ThePoetzy]

fucking 2020...

[@princessboggy]

People of Great Britain! Listen to Gandalf :) x

[@jjohnson6471]

With the world going to literal hell, this is how I feel

[@tomfitzpatrick7335]

Does anyone know this extradinary track's name

[@ericksolis7820]

Would’ve been an incredible Dumbledore man, fuck. Would’ve loved to see that.

[@OtterlyChaoticProductions]

anyone here after the election?

[@jennifergeorge7641]

Looking for inspiration

[@PhelesDragon]

Here. I wish more than anything that I am wrong about what is about to happen. I wish more than anything I hadn’t listened to my faith, or that I could lie to myself so sufficiently that I believed there was a guiding light through this dark. I would gladly toss a ring and my soul into the volcano to stop it.

[@superrandomguy-lz4jf]

Gae

[@MasterChiefFloyd]

You are cringe

[@crazymidget3070]

What’s the soundtrack in the background called

[@billwilson1225]

Pippin was _meant_ to wake the Balrog, but that is not an encouraging thought.

[@arandomcatheehee]

Came from a tumblr post about BLM protests with this quote, and it's making me emotional aaa

[@oFinalSolution]

Life is good. 😊

[@avisswope6495]

USE THE TIME WISELY GIVEN YOU & YOUR RESOURCES AS WELL .

[@koolkat-hq5xc]

If bilbo was meant to find the ring maybe I was meant to have lice all along Edit: what the hell. I'm so glad I dont have lice anymore it clearly made me insane