[Overtaxed]

See post 5242

Mere change as such is not represented as 'evil': it is the unfolding of the story and to refuse this is of course against the design of God.

From The Letters of JRR Tolkien Letter #181. Are you going to tell me Tolkien didn't know what he's talking about in his own works?

[HairOfTheDog]

I can't really tell what Tolkien's point is from that snippetlet your have presented... Perhaps the whole context would help?

[JenB]

I'm going to bed now, or I'd dig out the many quotes about the Decline of Numenor, etcetera, that are the fault of Men. Interestingly, those Men who hang out with Elves are usually the best, noblest, most heroic of all.

[Tuor]

Mere change as such is not represented as 'evil': it is the unfolding of the story and to refuse this is of course against the design of God.

I'm not sure what this thread is about, but if you're making this quote, I imagine it has something to do with the reasons the Elves (Noldor) made the Great Rings of Power, which was to essentially stop the process of 'fading' using (magical) technology. I believe that was what Tolkien was referring to in this letter.

Tuor