i wish the ring had never come to me...

Watching fellowship of the ring, a scene struck me as appropriate considering the events of the past month, having been reminded countless times of my own mortality. The fellowship, in their attempt to reach Mordor, got lost going through the mines of Moriah. Demoralized by the difficulty of their task, Frodo then confessed to Gandalf, "I wish the ring had never come to me". To which Gandalf replied, "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All you have to decide is what to do with the time given to you."