The Church is a fellowship, a company of friends on their way together to happiness, that is, to the beatific vision of God for all eternity--an eternity of total happiness at being with our Beloved. Friendship and love are an essential part of life. Indeed, as C.S. Lewis states, "To the Ancients, friendship was a form of love" (The Four Loves). And in Middle-earth, the two sons of Denethor had friendship and love for one another with great love--the pure love of brothers.
Yet between the brothers there was great love, and had been since childhood, when Boromir was the helper and protector of Faramir. No jealousy or rivalry had arisen between them since, for their father's favour or for the praise of men. It did not seem possible to Faramir that anyone in Gondor could rival Boromir, heir of Denethor, captain of the White Tower; and of like mind was Boromir. Yet it proved otherwise at the test. But of all that befell these three in the War of the Ring much is said elsewhere. And after the War the days of the Ruling Stewards came to an end; for the heir of Isildur and Anarion returned and the kingship was renewed, and the standard of the White Tree flew once more from the Tower of Ecthelion.
When the heir of Isildur and Anarion, King Elessar (Aragorn), returned, all the good Men of Middle-earth once again lived as brothers, like Boromir and Faramir, and others of the Edain (men) who had lived during the three past Ages of Middle-earth. No doubt it will be the same when our King returns to Earth, He of whom King Elessar is but a faint shadow. Or, as Gimli was fond of saying, it will be "even better'! Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever.
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